Medical Science · Child Development and Nutrition
Under IMNCI guidelines, a child aged 6-59 months with a weight-for-height Z-score < -3 SD and bilateral pitting edema is classified as having:
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- 1Severe Underweight
- 2Moderate Underweight
- 3Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) with complications✓
- 4Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
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Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) with complications
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