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Mother, Infant and Young Child Nutrition and Malnutrition
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Management of Malnutrition in Children Under Five Years
Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition
Diagnosis of Acute Malnutrition
Decision-making at a glance
- A child with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) with medical complications and NO APPETITE (based on
appetite test) should be admitted for In-patient Care:
Medical conditions include:
- Gross oedema (+++)
- High or low body temperature
- Acute or prolonged respiratory infection
- Watery diarrhoea - vomiting
- Extensive oral thrush
- Very pale eyes and palms (severe anaemia)
- Irritability or loss of consciousness
- A child with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) can be admitted as an Out-patient with Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic-Feeding (RUTF) if there are NO medical complications and if the child has a GOOD APPETITE (based on appetite test).
- A child with Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) should be referred to Supplementary Feeding Programs (if program available).
02 January, 2009
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