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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Huvudupphovsmän: 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
Materialtyp: Artigo
Språk:Inglês
Publicerad: Wiley 2022-04-01
Serie:Maternal and Child Nutrition
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food insecurity
Ghana
malnutrition
severe acute malnutrition
seasonal variation
Länkar:https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13313
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