Community-Based Management of Child Malnutrition in Zambia: HIV/AIDS Infection and Other Risk Factors on Child Survival

Community-Based Management of Child Malnutrition in Zambia: HIV/AIDS Infection and Other Risk Factors on Child Survival

(1) Background: Supplementary feeding programs (SFPs) are effective in the community-based treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and prevention of severe acute malnutrition (SAM); (2) Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on a sample of 1266 Zambian malnourished children assisted fro...

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Main Authors: Stefania Moramarco, Giulia Amerio, Clarice Ciarlantini, Jean Kasengele Chipoma, Matilda Kakungu Simpungwe, Karin Nielsen-Saines, Leonardo Palombi, Ersilia Buonomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
child malnutrition
community-based management of malnutrition
HIV
child survival
supplementary feeding programs
Zambia
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/7/666

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