Give the importance of nutrition assessment data

Give the importance of nutrition assessment data

- Diagnostic tool for both individuals or groups of people:
• Does a problem exist?
• Is there a risk of the problem developing?
• What is the magnitude of the problem
- Monitoring tool for both individuals or groups of people:
- Has the situation changed?
- What is the direction and magnitude of change?
- Is there a trend or a pattern?
- Evaluation tool for both individuals or groups of people
- This is applicable where an on-going programme, treatment, or intervention is to be evaluated.
- It is useful in determining if the intended effect (impact/recovery) has been achieved e.g. Nutrition Rehabilitation Programme
- Targeting tool (groups only)
- To what group, geographic area, during which period does one focus the intervention? E.g. Which province had the highest prevalence of malnutrition, which age group, or what socio-economic status of people have the highest prevalence of a deficiency etc?

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Titany answered the question on May 5, 2022 at 07:02

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