Comorbidities and Factors Associated with Mortality among Children under Five Years Admitted with Severe Acute Malnutrition in the Nutritional Unit of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Eastern Uganda

• Main Authors: Desire Banga (Author), Melvis Baren (Author), Namale Vivian Ssonko (Author), Franck Katembo Sikakulya (Author), Yves Tibamwenda (Author), Claude Banga (Author), Robinson Ssebuufu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Mortality among children with severe acute malnutrition remains an immense health concern in the hospitals in developing countries, but its attributes are not completely assessed in various hospital settings. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of mortality, the comorbi...