An Overview on Acute Malnutrition and Food Insecurity among Children during the Conflict in Yemen

• Main Authors: Fekri Dureab (Author), Eshraq Al-Falahi (Author), Osan Ismail (Author), Lina Al-Marhali (Author), Ayoub Al Jawaldeh (Author), Nazmun Nahar Nuri (Author), Elvis Safary (Author), Albrecht Jahn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: This study aims to describe malnutrition among children under five and to describe the food insecurity status during the current conflict in Yemen. Methods: Data were obtained from a Yemeni nutrition surveillance program (pilot phase) targeting 4142 households with 5276 children under fi...