Effectiveness of acute malnutrition treatment with a simplified, combined protocol in Central African Republic: An observational cohort study

• Main Authors: Grace Heymsfield (Author), Zachary Tausanovitch (Author), Loubah Gondjé Christian (Author), M'bary Siolo Mada Bebelou (Author), Benedict Tabiojong Mbeng (Author), Anne Marie Dembele (Author), Annie Fossi (Author), Théophile Bansimba (Author), Issa Niamanto Coulibaly (Author), Victor Nikièma (Author), Suvi T. Kangas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract A simplified, combined protocol admitting children with a mid‐upper‐arm circumference (MUAC) of <125 mm or oedema to malnutrition treatment with ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) uses two sachets of RUTF per day of those with MUAC < 115 mm and/or oedema and one sachet of RUTF per d...