Concurrently wasted and stunted children 6‐59 months in Karamoja, Uganda: prevalence and case detection

• Main Authors: Gloria Adobea Odei Obeng‐Amoako (Author), Mark Myatt (Author), Joel Conkle (Author), Brenda Kaijuka Muwaga (Author), Richmond Aryeetey (Author), Andrew Livex Okwi (Author), Isaac Okullo (Author), Ezekiel Mupere (Author), Henry Wamani (Author), André Briend (Author), Charles Amnon Sunday Karamagi (Author), Joan Nakayaga Kalyango (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract We assessed prevalence of concurrently wasted and stunted (WaSt) and explored the overlaps between wasted, stunted, underweight and low mid‐upper arm circumference (MUAC) among children aged 6-59 months in Karamoja, Uganda. We also determined optimal weight‐for‐age (WAZ) and MUAC thresholds...