Introduction: Since 2017, number of studies involving nutritional status adolescents using a novel parameter named tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) is soaring high. The concept TMI was formulated to substitute body (BMI) in case adolescent population. present study aims find values school-going girls (aged 10 19 years). It also compare the association and BMI with mid-upper arm circumferenc...

Background: Secular trends in stature, weight and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) of 2397 school children (1268 boys and 1129 girls) of the same age (6.5-11.5 years) and sex in representative samples from primary schools of Shiraz (southern Iran) at an interval of 15 years (1988 vs 2003) are reported. Methods: Cross-sectional weight, height and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) curves were ...

INTRODUCTION Assessment of pregnant mothers for nutritional status is a neglected intervention. In Kaabong Hospital, nutritional status of pregnant mothers was not assessed during antenatal care (ANC) visits. A quality improvement (QI) project was initiated to increase nutritional assessment using midupper arm circumference (MUAC) among pregnant mothers during ANC visits from 0 to 90% between A...

As part of a prospective, longitudinal study that was carried out in Hanoi, Vietnam (as from 1981), mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) measurements, and the weight and height of children were taken from children for the first year of life. These measurements were recorded monthly, 12-36 months: 3-monthly, 36-72 months: 6-monthly and yearly for children beyond 72 months. The aim of this study wa...

INTRODUCTION The assessment of the prevalence of acute malnutrition in children under five is widely used for the detection of emergencies, planning interventions, advocacy, and monitoring and evaluation. This study examined PROBIT Methods which convert parameters (mean and standard deviation (SD)) of a normally distributed variable to a cumulative probability below any cut-off to estimate acut...

This paper reviews the importance of childhood malnutrition in Papua New Guinea and other developing countries. Emphasis is given to two important causes: chronic disease and limited food supply. Definitions and diagnostic criteria for malnutrition are discussed with particular focus on the mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC). The design of a MUAC measuring tape with written treatment guidelines...

OBJECTIVES Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) identify different populations of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) with only some degree of overlap. In an urban slum in Bangladesh, we conducted a prospective cohort study on children assessed as being severely malnourished by WHZ (<-3) but not by MUAC (>115 mm), to: 1. Assess their nutritional outco...

OBJECTIVE A prospective descriptive study to assess acceptability and effectiveness of a locally made ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in HIV-infected chronically sick adults (CSA) with mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) <210 mm or pitting edema. METHODS Sixty-three wasted AIDS adults were prescribed 500 g representing ~2600 kcal/day of locally made RUTF for three months and routine cotri...

BACKGROUND Poor nutritional status is associated with immunologic impairment and adverse health outcomes among adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS We investigated body mass index (BMI), middle upper arm circumference (MUAC), and hemoglobin (Hgb) concentrations at initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 18,271 HIV-infected Tanzanian adults and their changes i...

A cross sectional study on 101 mothers and their last child (58 males and 43 females) aged upto 5 years was undertaken among Shabar tribal community in Khurda and Cuttack districts of Orissa. The study aimed to determine the association and effect of breastfeeding practices on child undernutrition along with some socio-economic and socio-demographic variables. Weight & mid upper arm circumferen...