Stool frequency recording in severe acute malnutrition ('StoolSAM'); an agreement study comparing maternal recall versus direct observation using diapers

• Glavni autori: Wieger Voskuijl (Autor), Isabel Potani (Autor), Robert Bandsma (Autor), Anne Baan (Autor), Sarah White (Autor), Celine Bourdon (Autor), Marko Kerac (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Background Approximately 50% of the deaths of children under the age of 5 can be attributed to undernutrition, which also encompasses severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Diarrhoea is strongly associated with these deaths and is commonly diagnosed solely based on stool frequency and consistency...