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Informing the management of acute malnutrition in infants aged under 6 months (MAMI): risk factor analysis using nationally-representative demographic & health survey secondary data.
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- Training Packages and Patient Management Tools for Healthcare Staff Working with Small, Nutritionally At-Risk Infants Aged under 6 Months: A Mixed-Methods Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Community-based management of acute malnutrition for infants under 6 months of age is safe and effective: analysis of operational data.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- Evaluating the role of breastfeeding peer supporters' intervention on the inpatient management of malnourished infants under 6 months in Kenyan public hospitals.International breastfeeding journal · 2022Article
- Potential Impacts of Mass Nutritional Supplementation on Measles Dynamics: A Simulation Study.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2022Article
- Carers' and health workers' perspectives on malnutrition in infants aged under six months in rural Ethiopia: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2022Article
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- Malnutrition in Infants Aged under 6 Months Attending Community Health Centres: A Cross Sectional Survey.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundTackling malnutrition is a global health priority, helping children both survive and thrive. Acute malnutrition (wasting) in infants aged under 6 months (u6m) is often neglected. Worldwide, some 8.5 million infants u6m are affected yet recent World Health Organization malnutrition guidelines highlight numerous evidence gaps on how to best manage them. To inform future research, policy and programming, we aimed to identify risk factors associated with infant u6m wasting.
methodsWe did secondary data analysis of nationally representative, cross sectional Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in the last 10 years. We compared wasted infants u6m (weight-for-length <-2
resultsWe analysed 16,123 infants u6m from 20 countries. Multiple risk factors were statistically associated with wasting. These included: poverty (Odds ratio, OR 1.22 (95% CI [1.01-1.48], DISCUSSION: Infant u6m wasting is a complex, multifactorial problem associated with many risk factors; knowing them will help shape international and national management strategies. Whilst our observational study cannot prove causation, many factors identified are biologically plausible and/or socially important. They should be considered when assessing and managing infants u6m. Although supporting breastfeeding is core to future interventions, this alone is unlikely to be sufficient; strategies should involve multiple sectors, beyond just health and nutrition. By noting our results, future intervention studies could focus resources and maximise chances of achieving impact.
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