Screening for SAM in the community: is MUAC a ‘Simple Tool’?

Dasgupta, Rajib and Sinha, Dipa and Jain, Sachin Kumar and Prasad, Vandana (2013) Screening for SAM in the community: is MUAC a ‘Simple Tool’? [Publications (Pre-joining)]

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Abstract

Anthropometric data from our survey of 1,879 children in Madhya Pradesh revealed low sensitivity (17.5%) and positive predictive value (30.4%) of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) at the recommended cut-off of 115 mm for identifying Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). This led us to question the reliability of MUAC as a screening tool to identify SAM at the community level, especially in the context of very high levels of stunting.

Item Type:	Publications (Pre-joining)
Authors:	Dasgupta, Rajib and Sinha, Dipa and Jain, Sachin Kumar and Prasad, Vandana
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Anthropometry, Malnutrition, Reference standards, Severe acute malnutrition
Subjects:	Social sciences Social sciences > Social problems & services
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > University Publications > Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy (CSIE)
Full Text Status:	Restricted
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/6682
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-013-0032-1

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