Comparison of weight-for-height and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) in a therapeutic feeding programme in South Sudan: is MUAC alone a sufficient criterion for admission of children at high risk of mortality?

Public Health Nutrition

Manal Shams Eldin¹  Emmanuel Grellety¹  Klaudia Porten¹  L Kendall Krause¹  Sheila Isanaka¹ 

关键词: Child malnutrition;    Mid-upper arm circumference;    Weight-for-height Z-score;    Admission criteria;    Community-based management of acute malnutrition;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980015000737

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveThe present study was performed to describe the operational implications of using mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as a single admission criterion for treatment of severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan.DesignWe performed a retrospective analysis of routine programme data of children with severe acute malnutrition aged 6–59 months admitted to a therapeutic feeding programme using weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) and/or MUAC. To understand the implications of using MUAC as a single admission criterion, we compared patient characteristics and treatment outcomes for children admitted with MUAC

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