Nonterah, Engelbert A., Paul Welaga, Samuel T. Chatio, et al. Maternal & Child Nutrition, January 2022
Children born in the hunger season and with low birth weight are at higher risk of severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Being female and of the Nankam ethno-linguistic group also increased the odds of SAM. A sustainable food supply to pregnant and lactating women through improved agriculture or food system change targeting the hunger season may reduce SAM.