Validating the MUAC (Mid-upper arm circumference) Cut-off for Detection of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Rural Maharashtra

Reshma Sougaijam,Subodh S. Gupta,Abhishek Raut,Bharambe,Bs Garg

Validating the MUAC (Mid-upper arm circumference) Cut-off for Detection of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Rural Maharashtra

2019

Reshma Sougaijam
Subodh S. Gupta
Abhishek Raut
Bharambe
Bs Garg

Objective To review the Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) cut-off currently being used to identify Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) as currently defined using Weight-for-Height.

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Pediatrics
Diabetes mellitus
Medicine
Pathology
Severe Acute Malnutrition
MUAC - Mid upper arm circumference
Youden's J statistic
Malnutrition
Receiver operating characteristic
area under curve
Cut-off
Circumference

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