II.5.2.2. Weight for height method
W/H is a nutrition index which is a calculation of two
measures-weight and height into a single value so that children of different
ages can be compared. There are several nutrition indices, W/H specifically
assesses wasting, a condition that reflects a deficit in weight relative to
height due to a loss of both tissue and fat mass, one form of acute
malnutrition (WHO, 2005). W/H is an indicator of acute malnutrition that tells
us if a child is too thin for a given height (wasting).
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