TO FIND THE VARIOUS COMORBIDITIES ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION AMONG HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN OF EITHER GENDER FROM 6–59 MONTHS OF AGE

Sheikh Quyoom Hussain, Juvera Gul Wani, Priyanka Sharma

Abstract


INTRODUCTION:
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is one of the major public
health issues, affecting an estimated 8.1 million under-ve
children in India (1). Nearly 0.6 million deaths and 24.6 million
disability adjusted life years are attributed to this condition.
Diarrhea and pneumonia account for approximately half the
under-ve deaths in India and malnutrition is believed to
contribute to 61% of diarrheal deaths and 53% pneumonia
deaths (2). India is at the epicenter of this crisis despite the
country's recent economic progress (3)..Severe acute
malnutrition is dened as: (i) Weight/height or Weight/length
< -3 Z score, using WHO Growth Charts; or (ii) presence of
visible severe wasting; or (iii) presence of bipedal edema of
nutritional origin; or (iv) mid-upper arm circumference
(MUAC) <115 mm (4).


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