A mathematical model to estimate the incidence of child wasting in Yemen.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The ongoing civil war in Yemen has severely restricted imports of food and fuel, disrupted livelihoods and displaced millions, worsening already high pre-war levels of food insecurity. Paired with frequent outbreaks of disease and a collapsed health system, this has brought rates of wasting in children under five to the country's highest recorded levels, which continue to increase as the crisis worsens and aid becomes increasingly limited. In their planning of services to treat and prevent wasting in children, humanitarian agencies rely on a standard calculation to estimate the expected number of cases for the coming year, where incidence is estimated from prevalence and the average duration of an episode of wasting. The average duration of an episode of moderate and s

SUBMITTER: Hussein RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8364017 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature