Treatment outcomes and associated factors for hospitalization of children treated for acute malnutrition under the OptiMA simplified protocol: a prospective observational cohort in rural Niger

• Main Authors: Kevin Phelan (Author), Benjamin Seri (Author), Maguy Daures (Author), Cyrille Yao (Author), Rodrigue Alitanou (Author), Ahmad Ag Mohamed Aly (Author), Oumarou Maidadji (Author), Atté Sanoussi (Author), Aboubacar Mahamadou (Author), Cécile Cazes (Author), Raoul Moh (Author), Renaud Becquet (Author), Susan Shepherd (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionGlobally, access to treatment for severe and moderate acute malnutrition is very low, in part because different protocols and products are used in separate programs. New approaches, defining acute malnutrition (AM) as mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) < 125 mm or oedema, are being in...