• Muhammad Asif,

• SAADIA KHAN,

• ASAD ABBAS,

• AKASHA RAHMAN,

• REEMA ARSHAD,

• FAHID NAZIR

Abstract

Objective: To assess the nutritional status of 6-60 months children using WHO (2007) mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) cut-off values. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Nutrition stabilization centre of the Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan during March to September, 2016. Material and Methods: MUAC measurement of 317 children was taken under standard protocol. Nutritional status was assessed using World Health Organization (WHO) 2007 age-and sex-specific cut-off points. Results: The mean (±SD) age and MUAC was 22.90 (±15.91) and 11.46 (±1.98 cm), respectively. The overall (age-and-sex combined) undernutrition was 61.80%, higher in boys (64.4%) than in girls (59.1%). Severe undernutrition was more prevalent than moderate undernutrition in both sexes. Conclusion: This study based on MUAC, showed that a remarkable number of children were undernourished. A high rate of undernutrition was observed in boys than in girls.

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