Caregivers’ Ability to Assess for Wasting Status of Their Under Five Children: A Cross Sectional Study at Mwanamugimu Nutrition Unit, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Caregivers’ Ability to Assess for Wasting Status of Their Under Five Children: A Cross Sectional Study at Mwanamugimu Nutrition Unit, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Wasting, a form of malnutrition, continues to be a major childhood health challenge affecting over 50 million children annually. It remains more pronounced in the middle- and low-income countries and continues to pose a great threat to child survival; approximately 800,000 deaths due to wasting worl...

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Main Authors: Prudence Ainomugisha, Hanifa Bachou, Martin Kasendwa, Amanda Murungi, Benard Owori, Susan Akriat, Richard Kajjura, Christopher Garamoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EcoScribe Publishers Company Limited 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Food Innovation, Nutrition, and Environmental Sciences
Subjects:
childhood wasting
muac measurement
caregivers
children aged 6-59 months
Online Access:https://jfines.org/index.php/jfines/article/view/13
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