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Introduction
In the previous pages, you have identified who require in-hospital
treatment and who can be treated in the community. How do
you think children with malnutrition should be managed?
Q. What is the recommended management of malnutrition?
a) If a child has SAM, he or she should always be
treated in a hospital until he or she is fully
recovered.
b) If a child has SAM with complications, he or she
should be treated in the hospital. But once the
child is stabilised, he or she can be treated
in the community.
c) All children with SAM should be treated in the
community.
d) It is best that a child with malnutrition is managed
in one place throughout, either the hospital
or community, to avoid confusion.
Please complete the question.
