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Acute malnutrition threshold

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Key points
  • GAM assessments can be found in nutrition survey reports, notably the Standardised Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS), and other representative nutrition assessments.
  • GAM indicates acute malnutrition based on weight-for-height and/or oedema.
  • GAM thresholds must not be used or applied to MUAC assessments.
  • Appropriate software must be used to calculate GAM survey results: the standard software ENA for SMART, or the hybrid software Epi Info/ENA. These deliver accurate estimates of prevalence and confidence intervals.

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