23.1
Severe Malnutrition (SAM) in Children
Malawi Standard Treatment Guidelines, 6th Edition, 2023. Chapter 23, Nutritional Disorders.
Clinical Description
Severe acute malnutrition in children is the presence of bilateral pitting oedema or WFH of <-3
Z score or
- In children 6-59 months MUAC <11.5cm
- Children 5 -9 years MUAC <13.0cm
- Children 10 – 15 years <16.0cm
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