A respresentative population of 275 Liberian children with SAM and admitted to a CMAM/IMAM program supported by Action Against Hunger (75 of which have a MUAC < 115, 75 of which have a WHZ < -3 and 75 of which have both a MUAC < 115 mm and a WHZ < -3).

A respresentative population of 275 Burkinabé children with SAM and admitted to a CMAM/IMAM program supported by Action Against Hunger (75 of which have a MUAC < 115, 75 of which have a WHZ < -3 and 75 of which have both a MUAC < 115 mm and a WHZ < -3).

A respresentative population of 275 Bangladeshi children with SAM and admitted to a CMAM/IMAM program supported by Action Against Hunger (75 of which have a MUAC < 115, 75 of which have a WHZ < -3 and 75 of which have both a MUAC < 115 mm and a WHZ < -3).

Severe Acute Malnutrition

Action Against Hunger, Bangladesh

Action Contre la Faim, Burkina Faso

Action Against Hunger, Liberia

Biomedical Investigations for Optimized Diagnosis and Monitoring of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM): Elucidating the Heterogeneous Diagnosis of SAM by Current Anthropometric Criteria and Moving Beyond

OptiDiag: Biomedical Investigations for Optimized Diagnosis and Monitoring of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM): Elucidating the Heterogeneous Diagnosis of SAM by Current Anthropometric Criteria and Moving Beyond

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on circulating leptin.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on Stable Isotope Analysis (SIA)

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the severity of clinical signs at admission; these include: dehydration, visible signs of wasting, pulse, signs of micronutrient deficiency, acute resipiratory infections, respiratory rate, temperature, dermatosis and hair changes and diarrhea.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on micronutrient status.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on bioelectric impedance (BI).

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the caretaker's perception of the patient's health and nutritional status.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the history of lipid and protein catabolism (δ13C and δ15N isotopes in hair) reversed throughout nutritional rehabilitation.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the severity of clinical signs for dehydration at admission and the development of clinical signs of dehydration during treatment.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the severity of clinical signs of visible wasting at admission and the development of clinical signs of visible wasting during treatment.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the severity of abnormal pulse at admission and the development of abnormal pulse during treatment.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the severity of clinical signs of micronutrient deficency at admission and the development of clinical signs of micronutrient deficency during treatment.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the severity of clinical signs of acute respiratory infection at admission and the development of clinical signs of acute respiratory infection during treatment.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the severity of abnormal respiratory rate at admission and the development of clinical signs of abnormal respiratory rate during treatment.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the severity of abnormal temperature at admission and the development of clinical signs of abnormal temperature during treatment.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the severity of clinical signs of dermatosis at admission and the development of clinical signs of dermatosis during treatment.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the severity of clinical signs of hair change (color and consistency) linked to acute malnutrition at admission and the development of clinical signs of of hair change (color and consistency) during treatment.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on the severity of diarrhea at admission and the development of diarrhea during treatment.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on negative and positive treatment outcomes; these include: discharged from program as recovered [mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) ≥ 125 and weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) ≥ -2], defaulted from program (caretaker confirmation of unwillingness to participate), death, transfer to an in-patient facility (developement of medical complications as per national protocol, loss of or static weight), transfer to another out-patient facility outside of the program catchment area and facility and non-response to treatment (cure criteria unattained before maximum treatment duration).

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on early weight gain.

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on circulating leptin

Describe and compare the different types of SAM anthropometric diagnoses based on bioelectric impedance.

Measures of household wealth reflected by durable assets, source of water supply, sanitation favility, type of floor material, type of cooking fuel, transportation, livestock, homestead or land area, bank account, number of family members per sleeping room.

The HFIAS is composed of a set of nine questions that have been used in several countries and appear to distinguish food insecure from food secure households across different cultural contexts.

Individual dietary diversity scores (IDDS) validated for age/sex groups.

Action Contre la Faim

Duke University

University Ghent

AgroParisTech

University College, London

Humanitarian Innovation Fund

European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations

Choline Deficiency

Vitamin B-12 Deficiency

Lipids Deficiency

Amino Acids Deficiency

A weekly supply of eggs will be given to the mother in the egg supplementation group with instructions to give the child one egg per day.

Egg supplementation

Pastocalle Parish

Cracking the Egg Potential: Improving Young Child Nutrition in Ecuador

Qualitative assessments: focus groups; in-depth interviews

Washington University School of Medicine

Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Pan American Health Organization

University of California, Davis

Respiratory Infections

Diarrhea

Malnutrition

Vitamin A

Dhaka Hospital, ICDDR,B

High/Low Dose Vit A in Diarrhea/ALRI in Severe PEM

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

48,000 IU vitamin A oral dose spread over 2 days as soon as possible after birth.

vitamin a deficiency/ripuli

Biomedical Investigations for Optimized Diagnosis and Monitoring of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM): Elucidating the Heterogeneous Diagnosis of SAM by Current Anthropometric Criteria and Moving Beyond

Cracking the Egg Potential: Improving Young Child Nutrition in Ecuador

High/Low Dose Vit A in Diarrhea/ALRI in Severe PEM

Vitamin A Supplementation in Newborns Study

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