Evaluation of anthropometric indices of malnutrition in under five children.

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dc.contributor.authorMohanan, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorKamath, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorMotha, Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorPhilip, Men_US
dc.date.accessioned1994-07-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T11:00:08Z
dc.date.available1994-07-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T11:00:08Z
dc.date.issued1994-07-01en_US
dc.description.abstractAnthropometric indices in the assessment of malnutrition in under five children are being indiscriminately used especially when a community based survey is conducted and so the estimated prevalence of malnutrition varies in different methods. In this study a comparison of these common anthropometric measurements is done in order to find out the best method suitable for individual assessment of malnutrition. The evaluation technique discussed in this paper consists of comparison of the efficiency of various anthropometric measurements in detecting malnutrition and was judged in terms of specificity, sensitivity and predictive value. The test is most efficient when the sensitivity and specificity attain unity. In this study it is shown that weight for age and Body Mass Index (BMI) attain higher value of delta [delta = 1-(alpha + beta)], where - alpha is false positive value and beta is false negative value) and low value of delta standard error of which proves that the best method of assessing malnutrition using various anthropometric measurements is weight for age as against body mass index.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMohanan P, Kamath A, Motha B, Philip M. Evaluation of anthropometric indices of malnutrition in under five children. Indian Journal of Public Health. 1994 Jul-Sep; 38(3): 91-4en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/110272
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAnthropometryen_US
dc.subject.meshBody Mass Indexen_US
dc.subject.meshBody Weighten_US
dc.subject.meshChild Nutrition Disorders --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFalse Negative Reactionsen_US
dc.subject.meshFalse Positive Reactionsen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshInfant Nutrition Disorders --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshNutrition Assessmenten_US
dc.subject.meshPredictive Value of Testsen_US
dc.subject.meshSensitivity and Specificityen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of anthropometric indices of malnutrition in under five children.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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