Comparative study of stunting measurement in children using WHO procedure and Growth Length Mat in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Height data is not useful immediately without further processing. The Growth Length Mat (Stunting Mat) was designed to stunting directly. However, the Mat has not been validated for use in Ghana. This study compared stunting measured with the Mat and stunting measured following the WHO recommended procedure. We sampled 163 children aged 6-24 months in the Bono region of Ghana. We also explored the acceptability and interpretability of the two procedures among mothers and healthcare givers.

Results

The prevalence of stunting was 3.7% and 11.7% using the Mat and WHO procedures respectively. The Growth Length Mat had very low sensitivity (21.0%) but high specificity (98.6%) of detecting stunting in children. However, in younger aged children, the Mat was more accurate

SUBMITTER: Bukari N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9768933 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature