Operational Value of Anthropometric Surveillance in Famine Early Warning and Relief
Wollo Region, Ethiopia, 1987-88
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3897795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marion Kelly (University of Wales, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 48-55 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1993.tb00487.x |
| PMID | 20958757 |
| OpenAlex | W2071956066 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
In this article I examine the operational implications of the findings reported in 'Entitlements, Coping Mechanisms and Indicators of Access to Food: Wollo Region, Ethiopia, 1987-88' (Kelly, 1992). The usefulness of anthropometric and other indicators for early warning and relief planning in Wollo is assessed by comparing the findings of Save the Children Fund's nutritional surveillance programme with those of the Early Warning and Planning Service of the Ethiopian government's Relief and Rehabilitation Commission. Case studies are used to illustrate the value of anthropometric and other indicators for targeting relief food and monitoring its effects. The costs of monitoring various indicators are then considered, and the cost of the Save the Children Fund programme is compared with that of other programmes. It is argued that in Wollo, anthropometric surveillance is a cost-effective means of improving early warning, planning, targeting and monitoring
Anthropometry · Business · Economics · Environmental health · Medical emergency · Poison control · Socioeconomics · Warning system · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Engineering · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
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| Citation span | 1995 - 1995 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |