WHO Growth Cha has got information for all except:
GROWTH CHA: Growth cha: (Road to health cha): Is a visible display of child&;s Physical growth and development. Growth cha is designed for: Longitudinal follow-up (growth monitoring) of a child. Growth cha is generally plotted between: Weight and Age. Growth cha provides information on: Identification and registration Bih date and bih weight Chronological age Weight-for-age Developmental milestones History of sibling health Immunisation procedure Introduction of supplementary foods Episodes of sickness Child spacing (Contraceptive/Family planning methods used) Reasons for special care. WHO HOME BASED GROWTH CHA : WHO grwoth cha has 2 reference curves: Upper Reference Curve(URC): 50th percentile for boys Lower Reference Curve(LRC): 3rd percentile for girls. Road to health: Is the space between two growth curves (weight channel). It includes Zone of normality for most populations i.e., 95% of healthy normal children used as reference fall in this area. WHO reference curves are based on: NCHS standards (National Centre for Health statistics, USA) The 3rd percentile (LRC) corresponds to approximately 2 SD below the median of weight-for-age reference value (i.e., URC) Ref: Park 25th edition Pgno: 580
Immunisation Procedures
Child spacing
History of sibling health
History of maternal health
Maternal and child care