Low-dose RUTF protocol and improved service delivery lead to good programme outcomes in the treatment of uncomplicated SAM: A programme report from Myanmar

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 859-869

  James, Philip T ^a,b   Van den Briel, Natalie ^a   Rozet, Aurélie ^a   Israël, Anne Dominique ^a   Fenn, Bridget ^b   Navarro Colorado, Carlos ^c  

^a Expertise and Advocacy Department Action Contre la Faim (ACF)   (France)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based; Health service delivery; Programme evaluation; Severe acute malnutrition; Therapeutic feeding; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MYANMAR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPPORT GROUP; WEIGHT GAIN; DIET THERAPY; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HEALTH CENTER; INFANT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FAST FOODS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYANMAR; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84942552617     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12192     Document Type: Article

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