Mid-upper arm circumference only protocol in Pakistan: missed opportunities for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition? A mixed-methods observational study

CONCLUSION: In this context, using MUAC as the sole anthropometric criterion for treatment decisions (referral, admission and discharge) resulted in a large number of missed opportunities for children in need of timely and adequate care.PMID:38197153 | PMC:PMC10830331 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980024000041

Source: Public Health Nutrition - January 10, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Benjamin Guesdon Meena Iqbal Faruqi Muhammad Ilyas Siddiqui Gulzar Usman Kanwal Naz Ariser Rafaina Shah Fatima Amin Muntaha Masoud Qamar Din Tagar Brigitte Tonon Elise Lesieur Khalida Naz Memon Source Type: research