AGREE II

Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation Instrument

CPG

Clinical Practice Guideline

DHS

Demographic and Health Survey

EBF

Exclusive Breast Feeding

EDHS

Egyptian Demographic and Health Survey

EPG

Egyptian Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee

EPG CPG

EPG Clinical Practice Guideline

GDG

Guideline Development Group

GPS

Good Practice Statement

GRADE

Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

IBF

Initiating Breast Feeding

MUAC

mid-upper arm circumference

ORS

oral rehydration solution

PICO

population, intervention, comparison, outcomes

Rehydration Solution for Malnourished children

RIGHT

A Reporting Tool for Practice Guidelines in Health Care

RUSF

ready-to-use supplementary food

RUTF

ready-to-use therapeutic food

SAM

severe acute malnutrition

SD

standard deviations

SFF

specially formulated food

WAZ

weight-for-age z-score

WGAG

Wasting Guideline Adaptation Group

WHO

World Health Organization

WHZ

weight-for-height z-score

WLZ

weight-for-length z-score