Improving estimates of the burden of severe acute malnutrition and predictions of caseload for programs treating severe acute malnutrition: experiences from Nigeria

• Main Authors: Assaye Bulti (Author), André Briend (Author), Nancy M. Dale (Author), Arjan De Wagt (Author), Faraja Chiwile (Author), Stanley Chitekwe (Author), Chris Isokpunwu (Author), Mark Myatt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The burden of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is estimated using unadjusted prevalence estimates. SAM is an acute condition and many children with SAM will either recover or die within a few weeks. Estimating SAM burden using unadjusted prevalence estimates results in significant...