Children born during the hunger season are at a higher risk of severe acute malnutrition: Findings from a Guinea Sahelian ecological zone in Northern Ghana

Abstract Heightened food insecurity in the hunger season increases the risk of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in childhood. This study examined the association of season of birth with SAM in a Guinean Sahelian ecological zone. We analyzed routine health and sociodemographic surveillance data from t...

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Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awduron: Engelbert A. Nonterah, Paul Welaga, Samuel T. Chatio, Sarah H. Kehoe, Winfred Ofosu, Kate A. Ward, Keith M. Godfrey, Abraham R. Oduro, Marie‐Louise Newell, as members of the INPreP study group
Fformat: Artigo
Iaith:Inglês
Cyhoeddwyd: Wiley 2022-04-01
Cyfres:Maternal and Child Nutrition
Pynciau:
food insecurity
Ghana
malnutrition
severe acute malnutrition
seasonal variation
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13313
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