Open AccessComparison of Weight-for-Height Z-score and mid-upper arm circumference to diagnose moderate and severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months
Author(s) -
Attia Bari,
Mubeen Nazar,
Aisha Iftikhar,
Sana Mehreen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.35.2.45
Subject(s) - medicine , severe acute malnutrition , malnutrition , pediatrics , malnutrition in children
To compare weight for height (WHZ) and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) to diagnose malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months and to determine the association of various risk factors with the nutritional status of the children.