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How age and sex affect treatment outcomes for children with severe malnutrition: A multi-country secondary data analysis

Thurstans S, Opondo C, Bailey J, Stobaugh H, Loddo F,  et al.
2023-12-04 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
2023-12-04 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
Age and sex influence the risk of childhood wasting. We aimed to determine if wasting treatment outcomes differ by age and sex in children under 5 years, enroled in therapeutic and suppl...
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Prognostic value of different anthropometric indices over different measurement intervals to predict mortality in 6–59-month-old children

Briend A, Myatt M, Berkley JA, Black RE, Boyd EM,  et al.
2023-06-01 • Public Health Nutrition
2023-06-01 • Public Health Nutrition
OBJECTIVE
To compare the prognostic value of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) and weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ) for predicting death over periods of...
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Anthropometric criteria for best-identifying children at high risk of mortality: a pooled analysis of twelve cohorts

Khara T, Myatt M, Sadler K, Bahwere P, Berkley JA,  et al.
2023-02-03 • Public Health Nutrition
2023-02-03 • Public Health Nutrition
OBJECTIVE
To understand which anthropometric diagnostic criteria best discriminate higher from lower risk of death in children and explore programme implications.

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Prevalence of buruli ulcer in Akonolinga health district, Cameroon: Results of a cross sectional survey

Porten K, Sailor K, Comte E, Njikap A, Sobry A,  et al.
2009-06-23 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2009-06-23 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a chronic, indolent necrotizing disease of the skin and underlying tissues caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, which may result in functional incapacity. I...
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Prevention of child wasting: Results of a Child Health & Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) prioritisation exercise

Frison S, Angood C, Khara T, Bahwere P, Black RE,  et al.
2020-02-12 • PLOS One
2020-02-12 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND:
An estimated 49.5 million children under five years of age are wasted. There is a lack of robust studies on effective interventions to prevent wasting. The aim of this s...
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Prevalence study of yaws in the Democratic Republic of Congo using the lot quality assurance sampling method

Gerstl S, Kiwila G, Dhorda M, Lonlas S, Myatt M,  et al.
2009-07-22 • PLOS One
2009-07-22 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND: Until the 1970s the prevalence of non-venereal trepanomatosis, including yaws, was greatly reduced after worldwide mass treatment. In 2005, cases were again reported in the D...
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How can nutrition research better reflect the relationship between wasting and stunting in children? Learnings from the Wasting and Stunting Project

Sadler K, James PT, Bhutta ZA, Briend A, Isanaka S,  et al.
2022-06-10 • Journal of Nutrition
2022-06-10 • Journal of Nutrition
Childhood wasting and stunting affect large numbers of children globally. Both are important risk factors for illness and death yet, despite the fact that these conditions can share comm...