Community Nutrition

COMMUNITY NUTRITION 3 (1+2)

Lesson 8 : Protein Energy Malnutrition

Classification of PEM

Classification of PEM (FAO/WHO)

Type of PEM	Body weight as percentage of standard	Oedema	Deficit in weight for height
Kwashiorkor	80-60	+	+
Marasmic kwashiorkar	<60	+	++
Marasmus	<60	0	++
Nutritional dwarfing	<60	0	Minimal
Underweight child	80-60	0	+