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From: “No weight for height” case detection strategies for therapeutic feeding programs: sensitivity to acute malnutrition and target composition based on representative surveys in humanitarian settings

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Distribution of SAM, MAM, and neither SAM nor MAM children in the supplements of “MUAC+SWAZ” (left) and “expanded MUAC” programs (right), by country. Suppl. ExpMUAC: children eligible for “Expanded MUAC” program except those who have MUAC < 115 mm or oedema defined by 115 ≤ MUAC < 125 mm and no oedema. Suppl. MUAC+SWAZ: children eligible for “MUAC and Severe Underweight” program (MUAC < 115 mm or WAZ < − 3) except those who have MUAC < 115 mm or oedema. SAM: Severe Acute Malnutrition; MAM: Moderate Acute Malnutrition. CAR: Central African Republic; DRC: Democratic Republic of Congo. Categories represented by colors are as follows: SAM (red), MAM (orange), and neither SAM nor MAM (green). Each country has a histogram on the left that represents the MUAC+SWAZ supplement and one on the right that represents the Expanded MUAC supplement

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BMC Nutrition

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