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Home-Based Treatment of Acute Malnutrition in Cambodian Urban Poor Communities

By: Contributor(s): Material type: Computer fileComputer filePublication details: 2011.Description: 7 pagesSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 618.9239 HAR
Online resources: Summary: The prevalence of malnutrition in Cambodia is among the highest in Southeast Asia. Until recently, there has been a consensus that the treatment and rehabilitation of acutely severely malnourished children should take place in hospitals; however, limited local health resources often place constraints upon the inpatient management of these children. This study reviews the outcomes of a community nutrition program designed to rehabilitate children under the age of 5 years with moderate or severe acute malnutrition living in a poor urban community in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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The prevalence of malnutrition in Cambodia is among the highest in Southeast Asia. Until recently, there has been a consensus that the treatment and rehabilitation of acutely severely malnourished children should take place in hospitals; however, limited local health resources often place constraints upon the inpatient management of these children. This study reviews the outcomes of a community nutrition program designed to rehabilitate children under the age of 5 years with moderate or severe acute malnutrition living in a poor urban community in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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