Kerstin E Hanson

Biographic Data

ID5478452
NAMEKerstin E Hanson
GIVEN NAMESKerstin E
FAMILY NAMEHanson
SIGNATUREHANSON K E
AFFILIATIONSMédecins Sans Frontières
ORCID0000-0003-1800-1565
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Burden and risk factors for relapse following successful treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in young children

    Open AccessLilia Bliznashka, Kyra H Grantz et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2022

    This study aimed to quantify the burden of relapse following successful treatment for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and to identify associated risk factors in rural Niger. We used data from 1490 children aged 6-59 months discharged as recovered from an outpatient nutritional programme for SAM and followed for up to 12 weeks after admission. Postdischarge SAM relapse was defined as weight-for-height Z-score <-3, mid-upper arm circu…

  • Energy needs in the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition

    Open AccessSheila Isanaka, Christopher T Andersen et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2020

    Outpatient therapeutic feeding protocols for the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in children were initially based on weight gain data from inpatient settings and expert knowledge of the physiological requirements during recovery. However, weight gain and energy requirements from historic inpatient settings may differ from modern outpatient settings and therefore may not be appropriate to guide current therapeutic feeding prot…

  • Relapse and regression to severe wasting in children under 5 years

    Open AccessRobin Schaefer, Amy Mayberry et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2020

    Systematic reviews have highlighted that repeated severe wasting after receiving treatment is likely to be common, but standardised measurement is needed urgently. The Council of Research & Technical Advice for Acute Malnutrition (CORTASAM) released recommendations on standard measurement of relapse (wasting within 6 months after exiting treatment as per recommended discharge criteria), regression (wasting within 6 months after exiting treatment …

  • Feasibility of engaging caregivers in at‐home surveillance of children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition

    Open AccessSheila Isanaka, Fatou Berthé et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2019

    Many factors can contribute to low coverage of treatment for severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and a limited number of health facilities and trained personnel can constrain the number of children that receive treatment. Alternative models of care that shift the responsibility for routine clinical and anthropometric surveillance from the health facility to the household could reduce the burden of care associated with frequent facility-based visits …

  • Muac as the sole discharge criterion from community‐based management of severe acute malnutrition in Burkina Faso

    Open AccessSheila Isanaka, Kerstin E Hanson et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2018

    The use of mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) measurement to screen and determine eligibility for admission to therapeutic feeding programs has been established, but evidence and programmatic experience to inform guidance on the use of MUAC as a discharge criterion is limited. We present results from a large-scale nutritional program using MUAC for admission and discharge and compare program outcomes and response to treatment when determining eli…