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2.1: Anthropometric Indicators Measurement Guide - Linkages Project

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5.3.4. Child Weight Using UNICEF<br />

UNISCALE (Figure 5.4)<br />

The UNICEF electronic scale requires the<br />

mother and child to be weighed<br />

simultaneously. Minimize the clothing on<br />

the child. Ensure the scale is not overheated<br />

in the sun and is on an even<br />

surface enabling the reading to be clear.<br />

Ask the mother to stand on the scale.<br />

Record the weight and include the reading<br />

with one decimal point (e.g. 65.5 kgs).<br />

Pass the child to a person nearby. Record<br />

the second reading with just the mother<br />

(e.g. 58.3 kgs). The difference (e.g. 7.2 kgs)<br />

is the weight of the child. Refer to the<br />

UNICEF document “How to Use the<br />

UNISCALE” (June, 2000) prepared by the<br />

Nutrition Section<br />

Program Division/UNICEF New York.<br />

Contact:<br />

Esther Liestyowati, Nutrition Section,<br />

UNICEF New York,<br />

fax: 212.824.6465,<br />

e-mail: eliestyowati@unicef.org<br />

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