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Srinivasulu Rajendran
Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
New Delhi
India
[email protected]
Objective of the session
1. To measure Anthropometric indictors
1. How to calculate Child stunting, wasting
and underweight
How to measure Anthropometric indictors
Three most
commonly used
indicators
CHILD
STUNTING
Height-for-age
WASTING
Weight-for-height
UNDERWEIGHT
Weight-for-age
Z-Score
 Weight for age
 Assume we have 19 month old boy and weights 9.8 Kg.
 Reference standards for weight for age: 11.7 Kg for 19
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Months old boy
9.8 Kg – 11.7 Kg = -1.9
Divide the results by the SD for the child’s age and gender
-1.9/1.2 sd = -1.58 SD units
-1.58 is the Z-Score for that child
Usual cut-off -2 Z-score
STATA Program
refer:
1) anthro_BDHS_07.log
2) anthro_BDHS_07.do
3) BDKR51FL.dta