Burden and risk factors for relapse following successful treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in young children: Secondary analysis from a randomised trial in Niger

• Main Authors: Lilia Bliznashka (Author), Kyra H. Grantz (Author), Jérémie Botton (Author), Fatou Berthé (Author), Souna Garba (Author), Kerstin E. Hanson (Author), Rebecca F. Grais (Author), Sheila Isanaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract This study aimed to quantify the burden of relapse following successful treatment for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and to identify associated risk factors in rural Niger. We used data from 1490 children aged 6−59 months discharged as recovered from an outpatient nutritional...