Outcomes of children with severe acute malnutrition in a tribal daycare setting

Prasad, Vandana and Sinha, Dipa and Chatterjee, Priyanka and Gope, Rajkumar (2017) Outcomes of children with severe acute malnutrition in a tribal daycare setting. [Publications (Pre-joining)]

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Abstract

Objective To describe the nutritional outcomes of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in a village-level intervention. Methods This observational longitudinal study on 179 children aged< 3 years was conducted in seven tribal blocks of Central and Eastern India with SAM managed in a comprehensive day care program. Results 76% children with SAM showed improvement over a 4-6 months period, with 37% shifting to normal anthrometric status. There was a significant shift in Z scores.

Item Type:	Publications (Pre-joining)
Authors:	Prasad, Vandana and Sinha, Dipa and Chatterjee, Priyanka and Gope, Rajkumar
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Malnutrition, Children Health
Subjects:	Social sciences Social sciences > Social problems & services Social sciences > Social problems & services > Public health
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/6700
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-018-1246-z

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