Severe acute malnutrition and mortality in children in the community: Comparison of indicators in a multi-country pooled analysis

Abstract

Objectives This study aims to describe the mortality risk of children in the community who had severe acute malnutrition (SAM) defined by either a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) <115mm, a low weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) <115mm) and those identified only by a low WHZ (Z-score