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Unit assessment
Choose the most appropriate answers.
5. When is it most appropriate to use the weight-for-height index?
a) In clinics to assess severity of malnutrition.
b) For growth monitoring.
c) In differential diagnosis to assess a child who is underweight.
d) In nutrition survey to assess prevalence of severe acute malnutrition.
Please answer the question first.
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The correct answers are a), c) and d). b) is incorrect as it is weight-for-age that is used for growth monitoring.
