How to conduct a rapid nutrition assessment - Health Systems Trust

APPENDIX 1: SAMPLE OBSERVATION
CHECKLIST FOR ASSESSING GROWTH
MONITORING AND PROMOTION
SITE: ..................................................................................
DATE OF ASSESSMENT: ..................................................
CATEGORY OF WORKER: ............................................
INITIALS OF ASSESSOR:.................................................
PRACTICE YES NO
Did the service provider:
1. Greet the mother?
2. Ask the mother the purpose of the visit?
3. Ask the mother to remove the child’s clothing?
4. Set the scale to 0?
5. Ask the mother to put the child on the scale?
6. Correctly read scale?
7. Tell the mother whether her child has gained, lost weight
or stayed the same since last weighing?
8. Ask if the child has any health problems since last weighing?
9. Explain the importance of gaining weight for health?
10. Tell mother when to take child for next weighing?
11. Make recommendations regarding child feeding and
care?
12. Stress importance of using locally available energy
dense foods with examples?
12. Explain about exclusive of breastfeeding and good
weaning practices?
13. Explain how to feed children during illness?
14. Explain the purpose of growth monitoring?
15. Ask mother if she has any questions?
16. Explain where to go for growth monitoring services?
Adapted from N. Ndabula A protocol to evaluate the quality of community based growth monitoring and
promotion in the Eastern Cape Masters in Public Health University of the Western Cape
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