%0 Journal Article
%T Informing the management of acute malnutrition in infants aged under 6 months (MAMI): risk factor analysis using nationally-representative demographic & health survey secondary data
%A Bethan Page
%A Marie McGrath
%A Marko Kerac
%A Nichola Connell
%A Severine Frison
%J Archive of "PeerJ".
%D 2019
%R 10.7717/peerj.5848
%X Tackling malnutrition is a global health priority, helping children both survive and thrive. Acute malnutrition (wasting) in infants aged under 6 months (u6m) is often neglected. Worldwide, some 8.5 million infants u6m are affected yet recent World Health Organization malnutrition guidelines highlight numerous evidence gaps on how to best manage them. To inform future research, policy and programming, we aimed to identify risk factors associated with infant u6m wasting
%K Malnutrition
%K Severe malnutrition
%K Wasting
%K Severe acute malnutrition
%K Infant
%K Risk factor
%K Demographic and health survey
%K Breastfeeding
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6472469/