Potential consequences of expanded MUAC-only programs on targeting of acutely malnourished children and ready-to-use-therapeutic-food allocation: lessons from cross-sectional surveys

Potential consequences of expanded MUAC-only programs on targeting of acutely malnourished children and ready-to-use-therapeutic-food allocation: lessons from cross-sectional surveys

Abstract Background Some of the recently piloted innovative approaches for the management of acute malnutrition in children use the “expanded MUAC-only” approach, with Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) < 125 mm as the sole anthropometric criterion for screening and admission, classification of c...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Guesdon, Alexia Couture, Danka Pantchova, Oleg Bilukha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Nutrition
Subjects:
Wasting
Survey
Nutrition
Humanitarian
RUTF
MUAC
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-019-0328-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-019-0328-1

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