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Item Screening for SAM in the Community: Is MUAC a ‘Simple Tool.(2013-01) Dasgupta, Rajib; Sinha, Dipa; Jain, Sachin Kumar; Prasad, VandanaAnthropometric data from our survey of 1,879 children in Madhya Pradesh revealed low sensitivity (17.5%) and positive predictive value (30.4%) of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) at the recommended cut-off of 115 mm for identifying Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). This led us to question the reliability of MUAC as a screening tool to identify SAM at the community level, especially in the context of very high levels of stunting.