Namene, J; Hunter, CJ; Hodgson, S; Hodgson, H; Misihairabgwi, J; Huang, S; Conkle, J
(2024)
Reliability of anthropometric measurements of a digi-board in comparison to an analog height board in Namibian children under 5 years.
Matern Child Nutr.
e13677.
ISSN 1740-8709
https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13677
SGUL Authors: Hodgson, Shirley Victoria
Abstract
Poor measurement quality has set back the utility of anthropometry in defining childhood malnutrition, prompting calls for alternative measurement techniques. This study aimed to assess the reliability of anthropometric measurements using a digital height board in comparison to an analog height board in Namibian children under 5 years of age. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted (n = 425) between the age of 6 and 59 months, using anthropometric measurements of weight, height and mid-upper arm circumference. Two trained enumerators each collected four height measurements of each child: two using an analog height board and two using a digi-board. The repeated height measurements between and within the enumerators were used to determine intra- and interobserver reliability. Reliability of the digi-board was assessed using the technical error of measurement (TEM), relative TEM (%TEM), intraclass correlation and a Bland-Altman analysis to assess the agreement between the two methods. In all these assessments, the analog height board was considered as the gold standard and used for comparison. The digi-board showed superiority to the analog height board in terms of reliability (analog TEM = 0.22, digi-board TEM = 0.16). Although the digi-board has potential to improve child anthropometry, further clinical and large survey studies are needed to validate the used of this tool in routine population-based surveys.
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© 2024 The Authors. Maternal & Child Nutrition published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: |
analog, anthropometry, children, digital, malnutrition, measurement, reliability, analog, anthropometry, children, digital, malnutrition, measurement, reliability, 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutrition & Dietetics |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Matern Child Nutr |
ISSN: |
1740-8709 |
Language: |
eng |
Dates: |
Date | Event |
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3 July 2024 | Published Online | 22 May 2024 | Accepted |
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Publisher License: |
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 |
Projects: |
Project ID | Funder | Funder ID |
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00119380 | UNICEF/UNDP Namibia | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | United Kingdom Charity Nutritional Education and Research for Namibia | UNSPECIFIED |
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PubMed ID: |
38961562 |
Web of Science ID: |
WOS:001261170800001 |
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URI: |
https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/116756 |
Publisher's version: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13677 |
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