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Measuring Undernutrition

Undernutrition remains a critical issue affecting millions of children worldwide. This overview outlines measurement methods, including clinical assessments, anthropometric data, and dietary surveys. Key metrics such as stunting, underweight, and wasting offer essential insights into child health status. Stunting alone affects over 200 million children globally, while underweight impacts 150 million. Simple measures like Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) provide easy assessments of nutritional status. Addressing this issue is vital, as nearly 55% of under-five deaths in developing regions relate to undernutrition.

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Measuring Undernutrition

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  1. Measuring Undernutrition Text adapted from: The World Food Problem Leathers & Foster, 2009 ttp://www.amazon.com/World-Food-Problem-Toward-Undernutrition/dp/1588266389

  2. Measuring Undernutrition • Clinical assessment • Measurements • Swelling • Eye tests • Biochemical assessment • Blood tests • Anemia • Dietary assessment • Survey of food eaten http://www.globalaware.org/Images/MLW112sm.jpg

  3. Anthropometric Measurements • Comparisons made to reference population • Height • Weight • Body Fat • Arm circumference • Stunting • Low height for age • Underweight • Low weight for age • Wasting • Low weight for height Same age girls http://www.worldhunger.org/images/bangcousins.jpg

  4. Stunting • Stunting: low height for age • Over 200 million children are stunted • 40% of all preschool children in developing countries http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B9ewHcmqIAA/RpwXq1CfJ1I/AAAAAAAAAss/V145foIlbcw/Kenya+2007+1401.jpg

  5. Stunting http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/earth/images/final-images/stunting-map.gif

  6. Underweight • Low weight for age • 150 million children are underweight • 26% of world’s children http://www.squidoo.com/make_a_difference

  7. Underweight http://www.msf.org.za/MalnutritionCampaign/pics/map_hotspots_large.jpg

  8. Wasted • Below normal weight for height • 52 million children are wasted • Two thirds of these live in Asia • half in South Asia http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2006/03/30/mn_africa26_032_mac.jpg

  9. Mid Upper Arm Circumference(MUAC) • Easy way to determine undernutrition in preschool children • upper arm circumference doesn’t change much • Normal • Over 14 cm • Undernourished • 12.5-14 cm • Severely undernourished • Under 12.5 cm http://www.cooler-marketing.com/img/MUAC31.jpg

  10. Undernutrition • About 55% of the 11 million deaths among under-five children each year in the developing world are associated with undernutrition http://www.unicef.org/sowc98/figure1.gif

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