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Methods| To assess the health and nutritional status of children aged 6 to 59 months, we conducted a cross-sectional population-representative survey in the Kutupalong refugee camp from October 22 through 28, 2017. Households were randomly selected from a list updated the week preceding data collection. Weight, height, mid–upper arm circumference (MUAC), and presence of bilateral pitting edema were measured using standard procedures. 1 Weight-for-height z score (WHZ) and height-for-age z score (HAZ) were calculated based on 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards. 2 Two definitions of global acute malnutrition (GAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) were investigated because both can be criteria for admission to treatment programs. GAM was defined as a WHZ less than− 2 or MUAC less than 125 mm. SAM was defined as WHZ less than− 3 or MUAC less than 115 mm. All …