Table 3.
Distribution of deaths of children with SAM identified by lay-screeners by NCHS and WHO anthropometric criteria
Deaths | |
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Children meeting NCHS criteria N = 210 | N = 15 (%) |
MUAC < 110 mm only | 4 (26.7) |
WFH < 70%a only | 2 (13.3) |
WFH < 70% and MUAC < 110 | 1 (6.6) |
MUAC < 110 and Edema | 5 (33.3) |
Edema only | 3 (20.0) |
Children meeting WHO criteria N = 368 | N = 20 (%) |
MUAC ≤ 115 only | 2 (10.0) |
WFH <−3SD only | 2 (10.0) |
WFH <−3SD and MUAC ≤ 115 | 7 (35.0) |
MUAC ≤ 115 and Edema | 6 (30.0) |
Edema only | 3 (15.0) |
SAM, severe acute malnutrition; NCHS, National Center for Health Statistics; WHO, World Health Organization; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; mm, millimeters; WFH, weight for height.
a% of NCHS median.