Sentence examples for wasting child from inspiring English sources

The survey collected data on anthropometric measurements (weight and height/length) and clinical signs (bilateral oedema) of all children under 5 years, so as to estimate indicators of stunting (child too short for their age), wasting (child too thin for their height/length) and underweight (child too thin for their age).

It takes into account undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting and child mortality.

But now, because of that mindset, they're also wasting children's time.

Our study found no differences in energy intake between stunting, wasting children and normal children in all four seasons (p>0.05).

By contrast, the proportion of wasting children was higher in spring and autumn (14.3%) and lower in summer (9.3%).

Like two other indicators of child undernutrition, underweight (children whose weight is too low for their age) and wasting (children who are too thin), stunting is relatively easy to measure.

However, we hypothesize that the implementation of PBF has led to an increase in preventative service visits in which a health care provider may recognize wasting children and intervene appropriately.

He lifted his gaze to see a pale, wasted child.

Accordingly, in the subcontinent, for every wasted child approximately 0.6 obese/overweight children exist.

Examination usually reveals a wasted child who has dropped through the weight centiles head circumference is usually preserved.

Finally, households who used garbage disposal pit were 78%% less likely to have wasted child than those who dispose on open field (AOR = 0.13, 95 % CI (0.063-0.416)).