Accuracy of new CIMDER tapes and the standard MUAC tape for screening nutritional status in children
<p>Background: The mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) to assess children nutritional status under 5 years of age, has been used since late fifties. </p><p>Methods: The study was conducted to assess the accuracy in classifying the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age...
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Open Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health - Peertechz Publications,
2019-06-13.
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| Summary: | <p>Background: The mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) to assess children nutritional status under 5 years of age, has been used since late fifties. </p><p>Methods: The study was conducted to assess the accuracy in classifying the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age using the new CIMDER tapes compared to the new standard MUAC tape S0145620, distributed by UNICEF, taking weight-for-age as gold-standard from WHO multicenter study. Results. </p><p>Results: The new CIMDER tapes developed for boys and girls in different age groups, yielded better results than the new standard MUAC tape for all accuracy indicators used. </p><p>Conclusions: These results warrant that the new CIMDER tapes can be used for screening nutritional status in children under 5 years of age with improved accuracy compared to the standard MUAC tape. New CIMDER tapes also screen for overweight, but the standard MUAC tape does not.</p> |
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| DOI: | 10.17352/ojpch.000016 |