XXXX in @entity1 presenting to health facilities in an urban slum in Bangladesh.

@entity1 @entity3147 @entity697 @entity102
SETTING: An urban slum in Kamrangirchar, Bangladesh. OBJECTIVES: Among @entity1 aged 6-59 months seeking medical care from the two M  decins Sans Fronti  res-supported primary health centres, to determine 1) the prevalence of @entity697 ( @entity697 ) and @entity102 ( @entity102 ), and 2) the extent of overlap between @entity697 and @entity102 . DESIGN: In a retrospective record review, data were analysed from out- @entity1 registers on age, sex, height, weight and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of @entity1 attending for medical care from April to September 2011. @entity697 was defined as weight for height < -3 Z scores of the median and/or MUAC <115 mm. @entity102 was defined as height for age < -3 Z scores of the median. World Health Organization growth standards were used as reference. RESULTS: Data were complete in the records of 7318 (98%) @entity1 , of whom 322 (4%) had @entity697 and 1698 (23%) had @entity102 . Among the 322 @entity1 with @entity697 , 162 (50%) also had @entity102 . CONCLUSION: In an urban Bangladesh slum, @entity697 and @entity102 co-exist, with a predominance of @entity102 . The current national guidelines for severe @entity3147 , which focus on identification and management only for @entity697 , urgently need to be expanded to include @entity102 if substantial childhood morbidity and mortality are to be reduced.
