Determining an Optimal Case Definition using Mid-upper Arm Circumference With or Without Weight for Age to Identify Childhood Wasting in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Casas, Lyle Daryll Dimaano, Uy, Jhanna, Ferrer, Eldridge, Duante, Charmaine, Bahwere, Paluku, Galera, Rene Gerard, Nkoroi, Alice, Noubary, Behzad, Mutunga, Mueni, Nkomani, Sanele, Kupka, Roland, Ulep, Valerie Gilbert
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Community Health and Preventive Medicine; Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition; Maternal and Child Health; Medicine and Health Sciences; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/hs-faculty-pubs/63; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/hs-faculty-pubs/article/1062/viewcontent/journal.pone.0315253.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In resource-limited areas, where accurate weight-for-height Z-scores are hard to obtain, Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) is a simple tool to identify wasted children. MUAC alone, however, may miss identification of many wasted children, leading to untimely intervention and potentially death. Our...