Quality of care for children with acute malnutrition at health center level in Uganda: a cross sectional study in West Nile region during the refugee crisis

• Main Authors: Humphrey Wanzira (Author), Richard Muyinda (Author), Peter Lochoro (Author), Giovanni Putoto (Author), Giulia Segafredo (Author), Henry Wamani (Author), Marzia Lazzerini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Arua district, in Uganda, hosts some of the largest refugee camps in the country. The estimated prevalence of moderate and severe acute malnutrition in children is higher than the national estimates (10.4 and 5.6% respectively, compared to 3.6 and 1.3%). This study aimed at asses...