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Age of measurement of stunting and wasting [message #30045] Sun, 15 September 2024 10:31 Go to next message
R K Sanjeev is currently offline  R K Sanjeev
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I wanted to know whether the measurements for anthropometry of children are taken from birth onwards till 5 years or 6 months to 5 years. While stunting( height for age) is fine when less than 6 months, wasting has MUAC which is measured from 6 months to 5 years and not before. So what age is practically taken during surveys? If it is from birth how do we use MUAC for those less than 6 months?
Re: Age of measurement of stunting and wasting [message #30052 is a reply to message #30045] Mon, 16 September 2024 16:24 Go to previous message
Janet-DHS is currently offline  Janet-DHS
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Thank you for submitting your question. Could you please provide some more detailed information so we can better advise you?
Can you let us know:
• Which survey you are using (Include country name and year)?
• Which data files you are referring to?
• Which software you are using (Stata, SPSS, R, etc.)?
If you are trying to match a Table in a final report, please also indicate which table and which estimate you are trying to match.
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