Nutritional Status Indicators

Health Hygiene & Sanitation

Lesson 05 : Indicators Of Health

Nutritional Status Indicators

Nutritional status is a positive health indicator. To indicate health status 3 nutritional status indicators are employed

  • Prevalence of low birth weight (<2.5 kg)
  • Anthropometric measurements of preschool children (height, weight and MUAC)
  • Height and weight of children at school entry.
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