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Pre-knowledge assessment
Choose the most appropriate answer.
10. When is it most appropriate to use the height-for-age index?
a) In differential diagnosis for a child who is underweight.
b) For growth monitoring.
c) In clinics to assess severity of malnutrition.
d) In nutritional surveys to determine levels of stunting.
e) To assess wasting.
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The correct answers are a) and d). Height-for-age is used to assess stunting or chronic malnutrition and can be used for differential diagnosis for a child who is underweight.
