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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study

Published on: February 2, 2017

Growth charts from controversy to consensus

Vaman Khadilkar1, Supriya Phanse

  • 1Department of Paediatric Endocrinologist, Jehangir Hospital, Pune, India.

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
|April 9, 2013
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Insights

Child growth follows predictable patterns, necessitating growth charts for monitoring development and diagnosing diseases. Effective use of these charts by healthcare workers is crucial for national health initiatives.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • Child growth exhibits distinct patterns despite individual variations.
  • Growth charts are essential tools developed to track and assess child development.
  • Growth is influenced by numerous factors, making monitoring critical for health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of growth charts in pediatric healthcare.
  • To underscore the role of growth charts in disease diagnosis and epidemiological studies.
  • To emphasize the need for training healthcare workers in growth chart utilization.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on child growth patterns and growth charts.
  • Analysis of the applications of growth charts in clinical and public health settings.
  • Identification of training needs for healthcare professionals.

Main Results:

  • Growth charts provide a standardized method for monitoring child development.
  • These charts are vital for early detection of growth abnormalities and diseases.
  • Growth charts serve significant epidemiological purposes in population health assessment.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized growth charts are indispensable for tracking child development and health.
  • Effective interpretation and application of growth charts require adequate training for healthcare workers.
  • Investing in training is essential for leveraging growth charts to improve national child health outcomes.

Keywords:
Growth chartWHOinterpretation

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