Find below a list of research papers on community-based management of acute malnutrition.
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Community-based management rationale
Collins, S. (2007) Treating severe acute malnutrition seriously. Arch Dis Child 2007: 92: 453-461. Link
Collins, S. (2004) Community-based therapeutic care – a new paradigm for selective feeding in nutritional crises. Humanitarian Policy Network paper 48. London: Overseas Development Institute, 2004. Link
Collins, S. (2001) Changing the way we address severe malnutrition during famine. Lancet 2001; 358: 498-501. Link
Cook, R. (1971) Is hospital the place for the treatment of malnourished children? J Trop Pediatr 17: 15–25. Link
Grobler-Tanner, C., Collins, S. (2004) Community therapeutic care (CTC): a new approach to managing acute malnutrition in emergencies and beyond. Community therapeutic care (CTC): a new approach to managing acute malnutrition in emergencies and beyond. Link
Khara, T., Collins, S. (2004) Community-therapeutic care (CTC). Emergency Nutrition Network 2004; (special supplement 2): 1-55. Link
Manary, M.J., Ndekha, M.J., Ashborn, P., Maleta, K., Briend, A. (2004) Home based therapy for severe malnutrition with ready-to-use food. Arch Dis Child 89: 557–561. Link
Community-based management effectiveness
Ahmed, T. (date unknown) Community-based nutritional rehabilitation without food distribution: experience from Bangladesh. IN: WHO, UNICEF and SCN informal consultation on community-based management of severe malnutrition in children. Link
Ashworth, A. (2006) Efficacy and effectiveness of community-based treatment of severe malnutrition. Food Nutr Bull 2006; 27 (suppl): S24-S48. Link
Ashworth, A. (2001) Community-based rehabilitation of severely malnourished children: a review of successful programmes. Community-based rehabilitation of severely malnourished children: a review of successful programmes. Link
Beaudry-Darisme, M., Latham, M.C. (1973) Nutrition rehabilitation centers—an evaluation of their performance. J Trop Pediatr Environ Child Health 1973; 19: 299-332. Link
Beghin, I.D., Viteri, F.E. (1973) Nutritional rehabilitation centres: an evaluation of their performance. J Trop Pediatr Environ Child Health 1973; 19: 403-416. Link
Bengoa, J.M. (1967) Nutrition rehabilitation centres. J Trop Pediatr 1967; 13: 169-176. Link
Bredow, M.T., Jackson, A.A. (1994) Community based, effective, low cost approach to the treatment of severe malnutrition in rural Jamaica. Arch Dis Child 1994; 71: 297-303. Link
Chapko, M.K., Prual, A., Gramatie, Y., Maazou, A.A. (1994) Randmoized clinical trial comparing hospital to ambulatory rehabilitation of malnourished children in Niger. Journal of Tropical Paediatrics 1994: 40: 225-30. Link
Cilberto, M.A., Sandige, H., Ndekha, M.J., et al. (2005) Comparison of home-based therapy with ready-to-use therapeutic food with standard therapy in the treatment of malnourished Malawian children: a controlled, clinical effectiveness trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2005; 81: 864-870. Link
Collins, S., Dent, N., Binns, P., Bahwere, P., Sadler, K., et al. (2006) Management of severe acute malnutrition in children. Lancet 368: 1992–2000. Link
Collins, S., Sadler, K. (2002) Outpatient care for severely malnourished children in emergency relief programmes: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet 2002; 360: 1824-1830. Link
Collins, S., Sadler, K., Dent, N., et al. (2006) Key issues in the success of community-based management of severe malnutrition. Food Nutr Bull 2006; 27: S49-S82. Link
Gaboulaud, V., Dan-Bouzoua, N., Brasher, C., Fedida, G., Gergonne, B., Brown, V. (2007) Could nutritional rehabilitation at home complement or replace centre-based therapeutic feeding programmes for severe malnutrition? Journal Tropical Paediatrics 2007, 53: 49-51. Link
Gueri, M. Andrews, N., Fox, K., Jutsum, P., St Hill, D. (1985) A supplementary feeding programme for the management of severe and moderate malnutrition outside hospital. J Trop Pediatr 1985; 31: 101-108. Link
Guerrero, S., Bahwere, P., Sadler, K., Collins, S. (2005) Integrating CTC and HIV/AIDS Support in Malawi. Field Exchange 2005; 25: 8-10. Link
Guerrero, S., Mollison, S. (2005) Engaging communities in emergency response: the CTC experience in Western Darfur. IN: Humanitarian Policy Network, ed. Humanitarian Exchange. London: Overseas Development Institute, 2005: 20-22. Link
Heikens, G.T., Schofield, W.N., Dawson, S., Grantham-McGregor, S. (1989) Heikens, G.T., Schofield, W.N., Dawson, S., Grantham-McGregor, S. Eur J Clin Nutr 1989; 43: 145-160.
Myatt, M., Feleke, T., Sadler, K., Collins, S. (2005) A field trial of a survey method for estimating the coverage of selective feeding programs. Bull World Health Organ 2005; 83: 20-26. Link
Ndekha, M.J., Manary, M.J., Ashorn, P., Briend, A. (2005) Home-based therapy with ready-to-use therapeutic food is of benefit to malnourished, HIV-infected Malawian children. Acta Paediatr 2005; 94: 222-225. Link
Sadler, K., Myatt, M., Feleke, T., Collins, S. (2007) A comparison of the programme coverage of two therapeutic feeding interventions implemented in neighbouring districts of Malawi. Public Health Nutrition 2007; 1-7. Link
Sandige, H., Ndekha, M.J., Briend, A., Ashorn, P., Manary, M.J. (2004) Home-based treatment of malnourished Malawian children with locally produced or imported ready-to-use food. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2004; 39: 141-146. Link
Tectonidis, M. (2006) Crisis in Niger—outpatient care for severe acute malnutrition. N Engl J Med 2006; 354: 224-227. Link
WHO, UNICEF, SCN. (2005) WHO, UNICEF and SCN informal consultation on community-based management on severe malnutrition in children. Meeting report. Geneva: WHO.Link
Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
Briend, A. (2001) Highly nutrient-dense spreads: a new approach to delivering multiple micronutrients to high-risk groups. Br J Nutr 2001; 85 (suppl 2): S175-S179. Link
Briend, A. (1997) Treatment of severe malnutrition with a therapeutic spread. Field Exchange 1997; 2: 15. Link
Briend, A., Lascala, R., Prudhon, C., Mounier, B., Grellety, Y., et al. (1999) Ready-to-use therapeutic food for treatment of marasmus. Lancet 353: 1767–1768. Link
Diop, E.H.I., Dossou, N.I., Ndour, M.M., Briend, A., Wade, S. (2003) Comparison of the efficacy of a solid ready to use food and a liquid milk-based diet for the rehabilitation of severely malnourished children: a randomized trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2003; 78: 302-307. Link
Manary, M. (2004) Local production and provision of ready-to-use therapeutic food for the treatment of severe childhood malnutrition. Technical Background Paper. Link
Flax, V.L., Ashorn, U., Phuka, J., Maleta, K., Manargy, M.J. and Ashorn, P. (2008) Feeding patterns of underweight children in rural Malawi given supplementary fortified spread at home. Maternal and Child Nutrition 4 (1) 65-73. Link