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Kakuma Nutrition Survey November 2012

This training day focuses on assessing the consistency and accuracy of measurements in nutrition surveys and understanding the challenges faced. The participants will practice standardising anthropometry measurements and haemoglobin measurements for better data quality.

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Kakuma Nutrition Survey November 2012

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  1. Kakuma Nutrition SurveyNovember 2012 Training Day 5

  2. Standardisation tests • Objective: • To assess how consistent and accurate measurements are within individual measurers and between measurers • To better understand the challenges in taking measurements • Practise makes perfect!

  3. Standardisation - Anthropometry Child 1 Child 2 Child 3 Child 4 Child 5 MUAC WEIGHT HEIGHT MUAC WEIGHT HEIGHT MUAC WEIGHT HEIGHT MUAC WEIGHT HEIGHT MUAC WEIGHT HEIGHT Repeat

  4. Standardisation - Anthropometry X 2

  5. Haemoglobin - Standardisation • Take two measurements from two different finger sticks from a minimum of 3 fellow trainees • (i.e. filing out two microcuvettes from two different blood drops-blood drop #3 and #4) • Use the table provided to write down the results and assess the quality of the Hb measurements

  6. Haemoglobin – Standardisation form

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