Introduction: Reducing infant and child mortality and morbidity as well as the suffering of refugees requires the fight
against malnutrition, particularly acute malnutrition which mainly affects children under the age of five. This scourge
continues to disrupt the well-being of several families in the Saagniogniogo refugee camp, despite all the appreciable
efforts made by the Burkinabé State and its partners. This was a cross-sectional study with a descriptive aim. The
objective of the present study was to determine the factors favoring the occurrence of acute malnutrition in children
under five years of age in the Malian war refugee camp of Saagniogniogo. Materials and methods: Through a crosssectional
survey,
we
determined
the
qualification
of
health
personnel
for
the
management
of
acute
malnutrition,
the

impact

of the living environment and the refugee context and the knowledge of mothers on the child nutrition and
hygienic-dietary measures in the Malian war refugee camp of Saagniognogo. We made a reasoned choice to retain all
the 7 healthcare providers participating in the infant consultation. For the choice of mothers of children under five years
old, we carried out simple random sampling to have a representative sample. We therefore retained 86/115 mothers of
children under five years old with reference to the table by KREJCIE and MORGAN. This table has a confidence level
set at 95% and precision at 5%. Results: It appears from our results that the refugee context has considerably reduced
the purchasing power of refugees. Of the 86 mothers surveyed, 47, or 54.65%, say they have other sources of income
apart from the aid granted and 39 mothers, or 45.35%, are entirely dependent on humanitarian aid. The 47 mothers with
other sources of income say that they can only provide one meal per day with their own funds. Of the 5 healthcare
providers, 3 or 60% know the MAM classification criteria. Conclusion: This study certainly allowed us to understand
that malnutrition in Malian war refugee camps is favored by the mothers' lack of knowledge of hygienic and dietary
measures, the environment and living conditions and the qualification of staff. for nutritional monitoring of children
under five years old.

Contributing factors, acute malnutrition, Children under five, refugee camps, Saagniognogo