Growth patterns of jordanian children: a national study

This study examined the growth patterns of Jordanian children below three years of age in comparison with the NCHS reference population. Weight and length measurements of 1224 boys, and 1120 girls were obtained from a national multipurpose study of Jordanian preschool children carried out in 1984. T...

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Published inJournal of Family & Community Medicine Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 47 - 53
Main Authors Mawajdeh, S, Ai-Qutob, R, Rawashdeh, M, Hijazi, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 01.01.1995
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Leading
NCHS
Jordan
Growth
breast feeding
ceding practices
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Summary:This study examined the growth patterns of Jordanian children below three years of age in comparison with the NCHS reference population. Weight and length measurements of 1224 boys, and 1120 girls were obtained from a national multipurpose study of Jordanian preschool children carried out in 1984. The study results showed that children of both sexes grew at Gentiles that were close and parallel to the NCHS in the first quarter of the first year. However, both weight and length Gentiles departed from the NCHS counterparts later on with length showing marked differences from the reference. The differences observed between the local and the NCHS reference population suggest that the NCHS should be used as a target for planning and evaluation of' intervention programs at a national level while the need for the local standards to assess individual cases remains a necessity.
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ISSN:1319-1683
2230-8229
2229-340X
DOI:10.4103/2230-8229.98653