Individual and household risk factors of severe acute malnutrition among under-five children in Mao, Chad: a matched case-control study

• Main Authors: Jovana Dodos (Author), Chiara Altare (Author), Mahamat Bechir (Author), Mark Myatt (Author), Brigitte Pedro (Author), Francois Bellet (Author), Jean Lapegue (Author), Joachim Peeters (Author), Mathias Altmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Chad. The reasons behind persistently high prevalence of SAM in the Kanem region are still poorly understood, leaving national and international partners without clearly identified drivers...