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Pre-knowledge assessment
Choose the most appropriate answer.
5. This is a boy, age 18 months. He is 65cm in length and weighs 4.8g. Calculate his weight-for-length and identify how malnourished he is.
a) Not malnourished
b) Mildly
c) Moderately
d) Severely
 WHO Boys Weight-for-length Standard Deviation |
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The correct answer is d). His weight-for-length is <-3SD (i.e. severely wasted). Notice that his mother is also extremely thin and needs attention.
