Arm circumference for age, arm circumference and weight-for-height z-score for the evaluation of severe acute malnutrition: a retrospective cohort study in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

• Main Authors: Gaylord Ngaboyeka (Author), Ghislain Bisimwa (Author), Anouk Neven (Author), Pacifique Mwene-Batu (Author), Richard Kambale (Author), Emmanuel Ongezi (Author), Christine Chimanuka (Author), Joseph Ntagerwa (Author), Serge Balolebwami (Author), Francis Mulume (Author), Oreste Battisti (Author), Michèle Dramaix (Author), Philippe Donnen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Little is known about the use of mid-upper arm circumference for age (MUACZ) for diagnosing of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and its correlation with WHZ (weight-for-height Z-score) in an area endemic for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and with a high prevalence of kwashiorkor...