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Clinical growth charts for pre-school children

Maysoon M Al-Amoud1, Yagob Y Al-Mazrou, Sirrag E El-Gizouli

  • 1Field Epidemiology Training Program, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Medical Journal
|December 2, 2004
PubMed

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This study established national growth standards and charts for Saudi children aged 0-5 years. These tools are crucial for monitoring child growth and development across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Anthropometry

Background:

  • Growth standards are vital for monitoring child development.
  • National growth charts are essential for accurate assessment, particularly in diverse populations.
  • The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia lacked specific national growth standards for children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct national growth standards for Saudi children aged 0-5 years.
  • To develop localized growth charts for Saudi children.
  • To address the absence of existing national growth monitoring tools in KSA.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study adhering to World Health Organization (WHO) sample size criteria.
  • Data collected from 23,821 children (11,913 boys, 11,908 girls) across 5 regions in KSA (1992-1995).
  • Measurements included weight, height, and head circumference using standard procedures in 102 randomly selected Primary Health Care centers (PHCCs).

Main Results:

  • Significant differences in weight and height for age were observed between Saudi boys and girls.
  • Variations in growth measurements were also noted between urban and rural populations.
  • Regional differences in growth patterns among boys and girls were statistically significant (p<0.05).

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully derived national growth standards for Saudi children.
  • These standards facilitated the development of national growth charts.
  • The developed growth charts are currently implemented in Saudi health institutes for growth monitoring.
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