Time to recovery from severe acute malnutrition and its predictors among under five children admitted to therapeutic feeding units of general and referral hospitals in Tigray, Ethiopia, 2020: a prospective cohort study
Abstract Background Across the globe, an estimated 16 million children under the age of 5 are affected by severe acute malnutrition. Children with severe acute malnutrition are nine times more likely to die than well-nourished children. In Ethiopia, 7% of children under five are wasted, and 1% of th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-06-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04144-5 |