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Indices and clinical signs for assessing malnutrition and when to use them
Answer the question below.
Q. Identify the index that matches each description of when it should
be used.
| Description of an index (when to use) | Index |
|---|---|
| a) It is used for growth monitoring, e.g. in clinics at all child
contacts and in surveys of nutritional status. |
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| b) It is used for differential diagnosis in a child who is underweight
and in surveys of nutritional status to indicate prevalence
of chronic malnutrition. |
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| c) It is used to assess severity of acute malnutrition in clinics
and hospitals, and in surveys of nutritional status to indicate
prevalence of acute malnutrition. |
|
| d) It is used for rapid assessment of severity, e.g. for screening
children for acute malnutrition in community-settings. |
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Feedback 
Incorrect!
The correct answers are: a) Weight-for-age, b) Height/length-for-age, c) weight-for-height/length and d) MUAC. MUAC can also be used in clinics and hospitals for children aged 6-59 months as an alternative to weight-for-height/length.Please select an option from each drop down box.
