A cash-based intervention and the risk of acute malnutrition in children aged 6–59 months living in internally displaced persons camps in Mogadishu, Somalia: A non-randomised cluster trial

S. Grijalva‐Eternod, Carlos; Jelle, Mohamed; Haghparast‐Bidgoli, Hassan; Colbourn, Tim; Golden, Kate; E. King, Sarah; L. Cox, Cassy; Morrison, Joanna; Skordis, Jolene; Fottrell, Edward; Seal, Andrew

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002684

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A cash-based intervention and the risk of acute malnutrition in children aged 6–59 months living in internally displaced persons camps in Mogadishu, Somalia: A non-randomised cluster trial

Published in PLoS Medicine • Oct 29, 2018

Authors:

Carlos S. Grijalva‐Eternod

Mohamed Jelle

Hassan Haghparast‐Bidgoli

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Somalia has been affected by conflict since 1991, with children aged <5 years presenting a high acute malnutrition prevalence. Cash-based interventions (CBIs) have been used in this context since 2011, despite sparse evidence of their nutritional impact. We aimed to understand whether a ...

Subject

Medicine

Malnutrition

Intervention (counseling)

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