Learning Outcomes

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Define and use correctly all of the key terms printed in bold.
• Describe anthropometric measurements used for community level screening of malnutrition.
• Identify anthropometric indicators of the nutritional status for children, adults and pregnant women.
• Identify children and adults with malnutrition by comparing their measurements to cut-off values.
• Assess micronutrient deficiencies using clinical signs and symptoms.