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In hospitals in underdeveloped nations, severe acute malnutrition in children under the age of five continues to be amajor health concern due to its prevalence, consequences, and associated variables. Given the volume of research onmalnutrition in children under the age of five, it is still necessary to determine the prevalence, complications, andcontributing factors of severe acute malnutrition in children. This hospital-based prospective cross-sectional studywas carried out in the Jinja Referral Hospital Nutritional Unit. Twenty kids that fit the criteria, together with theirparents, were sequentially recruited in the study. The independent factors were individually subjected to descriptivestatistics. Out of the 20 children who signed up for the trial, nine were not exclusively breastfed, three were notdewormed, and seven had not been nursed for up to two years. Low birth weight babies (3), orphaned kids (5),parents who make too little money (16), unemployed people (5), uneducated people (4), and those without access tohealthcare (3). Severe Acute Malnutrition, including its prevalence, consequences, and associated variables, was stillon the rise in children under the age of five. Up until the age of six months, mothers are urged to exclusivelybreastfeed their children and supplement with other foods.