Prevalence and predictors of mortality among hospitalized children with severe acute malnutrition in a hospital in North Cameroon.

Danièle Christiane Kedy KoumCharlotte EposseLoick Pradel Kojom FokoRitha Mbono BetokoZeinabou IsmailaCarine Laure Njanseb NfanleuDiomède Noukeu Njinkui Calixte Ida Penda

Published in: Journal of tropical pediatrics (2023)

Practitioners in the northern region of Cameroon should address these locally identified mortality factors to intervene with, and hopefully prevent and adequately manage malnutrition and SAM in this and similar contexts.

Keyphrases

risk factors
cardiovascular events
primary care
healthcare
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
emergency department
coronary artery disease
tertiary care