Mortality and recovery following moderate and severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6–18 months in rural Jharkhand and Odisha, eastern India: A cohort study

Background Recent data suggest that case fatality from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in India may be lower than the 10%–20% estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO). A contemporary quantification of mortality and recovery from acute malnutrition in Indian community settings is essential to inform policy regarding the benefits of scaling up prevention and treatment programmes. Methods and findings We conducted a cohort study using data...