Research
Health scoring system could help reduce deaths among children with malnutrition in low-resource communities
The Brief
- New research co-led by SickKids' Center for Global Child Health describes a health scoring tool for low-resource settings.
- The tool is reported to help save lives and reduce hospital stays for children receiving outpatient malnutrition treatment.
- The source is a single news summary; details of the study design and sample are not provided here.
Why it matters
Child malnutrition remains a major cause of preventable child deaths, and a simple scoring tool usable in low-resource settings could help clinicians decide which outpatient patients need closer care or admission.
Who’s affected
- clinicians and health workers treating childhood malnutrition in low-resource settings
- global child health researchers and program managers
- #child health
- #malnutrition
- #global health
- #clinical tools
- #low-resource settings
New research co-led by the Center for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) suggests that a new tool for use in low-resource settings can save lives and reduce the need for hospital stays among children receiving outpatient treatment for malnutrition.
Timeline
Medical Xpress reports on the new research co-led by SickKids' Center for Global Child Health
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Health scoring system could help reduce deaths among children with malnutrition in low-resource communities