Predictors of In-Patient Mortality of Severe Acute Malnutrition of Hospitalised Children in a Tertiary Facility in Southern Nigeria.

Introduction Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a public health concern in developing countries. Children with SAM are nine times more likely to die compared with those that are well-nourished. Most studies on SAM in Nigeria focus on disease burden without evaluating risk factors that may be useful as interventions in reducing mortality.