The performance of upper arm circumference for age in diagnosing severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Lwiro Cohort

Abstract Background The studies on the use and performance of the Mid-Upper Arm Circumference for age (MUACZ) for the diagnosis of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are still rare. Our study aimed to analyze the performance of MUACZ for diagnosis of SAM in South Kivu, eastern DR Congo. Methods We anal...

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出版年:	BMC Public Health
主要な著者:	Gaylord Ngaboyeka, Armand Mulume, Emmanuel Lurhangire, Anouk Neven, Lydia Zigabe, Serge Balolebwami, Pacifique Mwene-Batu, Michelle Dramaix, Philippe Donnen, Ghislain Bisimwa
フォーマット:	論文
言語:	英語
出版事項:	BMC 2025-01-01
主題:	Severe acute malnutrition MUAC WHZ MUACZ Performance DR Congo
オンライン･アクセス:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21301-w