Targeting nutritional interventions
Is there a role for growth monitoring
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11491995 |
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| Authors | FITZROY HENRY, Fitzroy J Henry (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), André Briend (0000-0001-9390-8541, Institut Français), Edward Cooper, Edward S Cooper (0000-0001-5895-1181, University of the West Indies) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 295-300 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Policy and Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-1080 • E-ISSN: 1460-2237 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapol/4.4.295 |
| OpenAlex | W2080745532 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
To test whether regular monitoring of weight is an efficient way to detect the development of malnutrition, two cohorts of children in Bangladesh and the Caribbean were followed prospectively for 18 months. Results showed that, after 1 year of age, body weight was more closely correlated with weight at 6 months of age than with weight changes in the previous three months. Moreover, weight at 6 months was significantly more closely correlated with later weight than birth weight or weight at 1 month. These findings indicate that targeting nutritional interventions at 6-month-old children who are in the lower portion of the weight distribution might be more efficient than using monthly growth monitoring or identification of low-birth-weight children
Biology · Birth weight · Body weight · Low birth weight · Malnutrition · Pregnancy · Prospective cohort study · Psychological intervention · Weight for Age · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
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| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |