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Objective: To assess the nutritional status of 6-60 months children using WHO (2007) mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) cut-off values.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: Nutrition stabilization centre of the Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan during March to September, 2016.
Material and Methods: MUAC measurement of 317 children was taken under standard protocol. Nutritional status was assessed using World Health Organization (WHO) 2007 age-and sex-specific cut-off points.
Results: The mean (±SD) age and MUAC was 22.90 (±15.91) and 11.46 (±1.98 cm), respectively. The overall (age-and-sex combined) undernutrition was 61.80%, higher in boys (64.4%) than in girls (59.1%). Severe undernutrition was more prevalent than moderate undernutrition in both sexes.
Conclusion: This study based on MUAC, showed that a remarkable number of children were undernourished. A high rate of undernutrition was observed in boys than in girls.
MUHAMMAD ASIF, SAADIA KHAN, ASAD ABBAS, AKASHA RAHMAN, REEMA ARSHAD, FAHID NAZIR. (2020) Nutritional Status Assessment of Pakistani Children Based on Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC), A Hospital-Based Study from Pakistan, Pakistan Pediatric Journal, Volume 44, issue 4.
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