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Cure Rate and Associated Factors for Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition Under the Out Patient Therapeutic Care Programme in the Health Centres of Kabale District in Southwestern Uganda. A Cross Sectional Study.
2021-05-20
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BACKGROUND Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under the age of five. Globally, SAM affects 19 million children with sub-Saharan Africa being the most affected. In Uganda, Global acute malnutrition (GAM) affects 4% and SAM 1% children. Kabale district in South Western Uganda, located in Kigezi sub-region, has been reported to have a GAM prevalence...
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- f93d0b9a-e83c-5f01-bb4e-165d1e08ccda
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-515068/v1
