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Community Nutrition Assessment Question Paper

Community Nutrition Assessment

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Food, Nutrition And Dietetics

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN FOODS, NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
HFN 400 – COMMUNITY NUTRITION ASSESSMENT

DATE: MONDAY 21ST DECEMBER 2009 TIME: 11.00 A.M. – 1.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS
Attempt ALL questions. (70 marks)

QUESTION ONE
Explain why stunting is referred to as chronic malnutrition while wasting is referred
to as acute malnutrition. State one advantage and one disadvantage of underweight as
an index of measuring malnutrition.
(6 marks)

QUESTION TWO
Describe Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) as one of the indices to identify malnutrition
in emergencies.
(5 marks)

QUESTION THREE
Mention the different methods of assessing zinc deficiency.
(3 marks)

QUESTION FOUR
State the five (5) main options of correcting micro-nutrient deficiency.
(5 marks)

QUESTION FIVE
Describe how malnutrition is classified by use of Z scores.
(3 marks)

QUESTION SIX
Explain why a 7-day food frequency is preferred for establishing dietary patterns than
a 14-day or a one month food frequency.
(5 marks)

QUESTION SEVEN
Clinical signs are sometimes used to assess malnutrition. Name three (3) clinical
ways identifying Vitamin A deficiency.
(3 marks)

QUESTION EIGHT
State two (2) main usefulness of biochemical tests in nutrition assessment.
(4 marks)

QUESTION NINE
List two (2) main sources of error in taking anthropometric measurements.
(3 marks)

QUESTION TEN
Explain what oedema is and its nutritional implication. Show the different categories
of bilateral pitting oedema.
(7 marks)

QUESTION ELEVEN
State five (5) factors to take into consideration when selecting nutrition assessment
methods.
(10 marks)

QUESTION TWELVE
Giving examples show the food products used in managing moderate acute malnutrition and severe acute malnutrition.
(4 marks)

QUESTION THIRTEEN
State four (4) demographic variables that have implications on the nutritional status of
a household or a population.
(4 marks)

QUESTION FOURTEEN
Define the following terms as used in nutrition.
a) Growth Chart. (2 marks)
b) Mid-upper Ar circumference (MUAC) (2 marks)
c) Cut-off points. (2 marks)
d) Body Mass Index (BMI) (2 marks)

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