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December 12, 2025Journal of Global HealthOpen Access

Analysing concordance between MUAC, MUACZ, and WHZ in diagnosing acute malnutrition among children under five in Somalia

Sydney Garretson Shelley Walton Kemish Kenneth Alier Samantha Grounds Qundeel Khattak Said Aden Mohamoud Abdullahi Abdulle Farah Farhan Mohamed Mohamud Abdullahi Muse Mohamoud Adan Yusuf Mahdi Mohamed Maher Ben Ismail Mohamed Billow Mahat Fabrizio Loddo Marina Tripaldi Nadia Akseer

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Key Points

To examine the agreement between MUAC, MUACZ, and WHZ in identifying acute malnutrition in young children.
Cluster-RCT design
Population includes children under five
Utilization of MUAC, MUACZ, and WHZ for diagnosis
Identified concordance levels between MUAC, MUACZ, and WHZ
Findings suggest effective measures for diagnosing acute malnutrition

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Cluster-RCT assesses acute malnutrition diagnosis in children under five in Somalia, indicating effectiveness of MUAC and WHZ measures.

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The cluster-RCT is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT06642012.

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Garretson et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6940192a2d562116f28f6ae8 https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04258

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