Outpatient treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition within the health care system in a humanitarian crisis: a cross-sectional study in Uganda during the Horn of Africa drought response

Outpatient treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition within the health care system in a humanitarian crisis: a cross-sectional study in Uganda during the Horn of Africa drought response

Abstract Background Uganda, situated within the Greater Horn of Africa, is currently facing a severe food insecurity crisis with the Karamoja sub-region and its neighboring districts being the most severely impacted. This sub-region exhibits the highest rate of wasting among children under the age o...

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Main Authors: Florence Mary Turyashemererwa, Charles Njuguna, Tola Habteyes Hailu, George Opong, Ssekitoleko Richard, Kwikiriza Nicholas Magambo, Nabunya Phoebe, Kisibuka Richard, Gidongo Derrick, Andrew Bakainaga Niwagaba, Edson Katushabe, Bodo Bongomin, Ouedraogo NikiemaLaetitia, Wekesa Julius, Namukose Samalie, Timothy Mateeba, Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Nutrition
Subjects:
Severe acute malnutrition
Outpatient therapeutic care
Ready-To-Use therapeutic food; Uganda
Crisis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-025-01113-2
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