Research report to identify risk factors for infants under 6 months with severe acute malnutrition and describe the clinical and anthropometric outcomes of treatment with current management strategies. A prospective cohort study in infants under 6 months

This articles aims to inform and shape future acute malnutrition management strategies by understanding caregivers’ and different stakeholders’ perceptions on malnutrition among infants and on barriers and facilitators to community-based care.

Bangladesh has the fourth-highest number of children – around 600,000 at any one time – suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the world. Currently, ongoing national programs (such as the National Nutrition Program) do not include an effective