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Pre-knowledge assessment
Choose the most appropriate answer.
2. This is Fatima, a girl aged 20 months. She is 67.0cm in length and weighs 6.5kg. Use the table (below right) calculate her weight-for-length and identify how malnourished she is.
a) Not malnourished
b) Mildly
c) Moderately
d) Severely
Feedback 
The correct answer is d). Fatima's weight-for-length is between -1 and -2SD (which is in the normal range). However, the photo shows that Fatima has oedema, so the correct answer is d). Remember that oedema can mask a child's actual weight.
Girls 0-2 Years Weight-for-length Standard Deviation
