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
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15090486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emmanuel Grellety (0000-0001-9736-414X, Sabin Vaccine Institute, corresponding author), L Kendall Krause (Newmont Mining (United States)), Manal Shams Eldin (Médecins Sans Frontières), Klaudia Porten (Sabin Vaccine Institute), Sheila Isanaka (0000-0002-4503-2861, Sabin Vaccine Institute) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 2575-2581 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980015000737 |
| PMID | 25805273 |
| OpenAlex | W1971973599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 24 |
Objective The 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. Design We 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 v . children admitted with WHZ Results Of 2205 children included for analysis, 719 (32·6 %) were admitted to the programme with MUAC v . 69 %) and had higher risk of death (4 % v . 1 %), but responded to treatment with greater weight and MUAC gains. MUAC Conclusions The study shows that MUAC
Malnutrition · Severe Acute Malnutrition · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 1,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |