Comparing performance of mothers using simplified mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) classification devices with an improved MUAC insertion tape in Isiolo County, Kenya

Comparing performance of mothers using simplified mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) classification devices with an improved MUAC insertion tape in Isiolo County, Kenya

Abstract Background A novel approach for improving community case-detection of acute malnutrition involves mothers/caregivers screening their children for acute malnutrition using a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) insertion tape. The objective of this study was to test three simple MUAC classific...

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Main Authors: Angeline Grant, James Njiru, Edgar Okoth, Imelda Awino, André Briend, Samuel Murage, Saida Abdirahman, Mark Myatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
Subjects:
Screening by mothers
Severe acute malnutrition
Community management of acute malnutrition
Mid-upper arm circumference
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13690-018-0260-x

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