Exploring care-seeking practices within a family mid-upper arm circumference approach in South Sudan: a mixed-methods prospective study

Exploring care-seeking practices within a family mid-upper arm circumference approach in South Sudan: a mixed-methods prospective study

Abstract Background Despite the growing adoption of the Family Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) approach to empower caregivers in detecting child malnutrition, limited evidence exists on whether caregivers act on identified cases by seeking care and factors influencing their decisions. Most resear...

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Main Authors: Sarah Bauler, Chiara Altare, Sule Ismail, Daniel Atem, Sandra Banks, Prachi Srivastava, Julia Hussian, Emily Lyles, Eva Leidman, Shannon Doocy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Child wasting
Family mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) approach
Care seeking
Acute malnutrition
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
South Sudan
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23010-w
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