What is the purpose of growth monitoring in children?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: To identify growth faltering or malnutrition early
Growth monitoring uses repeated measurements such as weight, length or height, and sometimes mid-upper-arm circumference to compare a child’s progress with growth standards. A concerning pattern can reveal growth faltering, illness, or undernutrition early, allowing timely counselling, referral, treatment, and follow-up.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
To identify growth faltering or malnutrition early
Why is this the correct answer?
Growth monitoring uses repeated measurements such as weight, length or height, and sometimes mid-upper-arm circumference to compare a child’s progress with growth standards. A concerning pattern can reveal growth faltering, illness, or undernutrition early, allowing timely counselling, referral, treatment, and follow-up.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Home Science question. Chapter: Concerns and Needs in Diverse Contexts. Topic: Factors affecting nutritional well-being.
