Authors: Berhan Ayele, Abaineh Aemere, Teshome Gebre, Zerihun Tadesse, Nicole E. Stoller, Craig W. See, Sun N. Yu, Bruce D. Gaynor, Charles E. McCulloch, Travis C. Porco, Paul M. Emerson, Thomas M. Lietman, Jeremy D. Keenan
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030345
Abstract Summary
Ethiopian study shows community members without prior experience can be trained to reliably measure child malnutrition indicators. Height and weight measurements were highly reproducible, while arm circumference was less reliable. Larger children had more accurate measurements than smaller ones.
Why Brain? ðŸ§
Community-drawn anthropometrists in rural Ethiopia achieved reliable measurements after brief training, with technical error <1% for height/weight. This validates using trained locals for nutrition monitoring.
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