The Cost of Managing Moderate Wasting Using Local Foods: Evidence from Three Interventions in Northeast Nigeria
An updated WHO guideline emphasises the role of LF for supplementing MW children who lack other risk factors. Given that specially formulated foods are not necessary for all MW children to recover, programme approaches using LF are important options for managing MW. This study from Nigeria provides the first cost estimates for using LF to manage MW. Future research is needed on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of these approaches.
Authors
- Hussein Haruna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9089-2847)
- Chloe Puett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5163-5933)
- Stacie Gobin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9491-4488)
- Patrick Adah
- Margaret Holmesheoran
- Amanda Yourchuck
Institutions
- Washington Hospital (US)
- Crystal Research (United States) (US)
- Global College (CY)
- Stony Brook Medicine (US)
- Center for Advancing Health (US)
- Federal Medical Centre (NG)
- Stony Brook University (US)
- University of North Carolina at Asheville (US)
- Action Contre la Faim (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980025101213
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00