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Understanding Child Malnutrition Classification

Learn about assessing malnutrition using Capati, Px, Golpeo, Kirsten, Gomez, and Waterlow classification methods. Understand how to calculate percentage of reference weight, height, and body proportions for age and height. Discover the effects of chronic malnutrition on child development.

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Understanding Child Malnutrition Classification

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  1. Assesing Malnutrition Capati, Px FEU Golpeo, Kirsten UERMMMC Santos, Reginald FEU

  2. Gomez Classification • The child's weight is compared to that of a normal child of the same age. • It is useful for population screening and public health evaluations. • To compute: percent of reference weight for age = ((patient weight) / (weight of normal child of same age)) * 100

  3. Waterlow Classification • Chronic malnutrition results in stunting. Malnutrition also affects the child's body proportions eventually resulting in body wastage. percent weight for height = ((weight of patient) / (wgtof a normal child of the same height))* 100 percent height for age = ((height of patient) / (height of a normal child of the same age)) * 100

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