Nutritional status among young adolescents attending primary school in Tanzania: contributions of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) for adolescent assessment

Nutritional status among young adolescents attending primary school in Tanzania: contributions of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) for adolescent assessment

Abstract Background Adolescence is a critical time of development and nutritional status in adolescence influences both current and future adult health outcomes. However, data on adolescent nutritional status is limited in low-resource settings. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) has the potential t...

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Main Authors: Margaret Lillie, Isaac Lema, Sylvia Kaaya, Dori Steinberg, Joy Noel Baumgartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Tanzania
Mid-upper arm circumference
Adolescent nutrition
Assessment of nutritional status
Body mass index
Anthropometry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7897-4

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