Acute malnutrition among children in the Gaza Strip, Palestine: May 2024-November 2024.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People in the Gaza Strip have been denied food and medical care through war and displacement since October 2023, introducing the risk of famine in the region. We sought to estimate the proportion of children assessed in nutritional centres with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the Gaza Strip during this war.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of nutritional assessments for children up to 5 years old in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, from May 2024 to November 2024. We used de-identified data from humanitarian relief clinics to determine the proportion of MAM and SAM. We defined SAM as weight-for-length Z score <-3. For children above 6 months, we additionally used mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) <11.5 cm to iden

SUBMITTER: Hassneiah D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12716542 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature