Safety and practicability of using mid-upper arm circumference as a discharge criterion in community based management of severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months programmes.

Volume: 74, Issue: 1, Pages: 24 - 24
Published: Jun 15, 2016
Abstract
The use of proportional weight gain as a discharge criterion for MUAC admissions to programs treating severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is no longer recommended by WHO. The critical limitation with the proportional weight gain criterion was that children who are most severely malnourished tended to receive shorter treatment compared to less severely malnourished children. Studies have shown that using a discharge criterion of MUAC ≥ 125 mm...
Paper Details
Title
Safety and practicability of using mid-upper arm circumference as a discharge criterion in community based management of severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months programmes.
Published Date
Jun 15, 2016
Volume
74
Issue
1
Pages
24 - 24
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