“No weight for height” case detection strategies for therapeutic feeding programs: sensitivity to acute malnutrition and target composition based on representative surveys in humanitarian settings
Abstract Background One newly proposed approach to determining eligibility of children aged 6–59 months for therapeutic feeding programs (TFPs) is to use mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) < 115 mm, bilateral oedema or Weight-for-Age Z-score (WAZ) < − 3 as admission criteria (MUAC+SWAZ). We ex...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Nutrition |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-021-00406-6 |