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Unit assessment
Select a correct statement.
5. Children with moderate acute malnutrition have:
a) Weight-for-length
<-3 standard deviation (<3 centile)
b) MUAC
<110mm for children 6–59 months
c) MUAC
<115mm for children 6–59 months
d) No oedema
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The answer is d). Children with W/L
<
-3SD or MUAC <115mm are severely,
not moderately, malnourished.
Please answer the question first.
