Kakuma Nutrition Survey November 2012 Training Day 5

Standardisation tests p Objective: n n p To assess how consistent and accurate measurements are within individual measurers and between measurers To better understand the challenges in taking measurements Practise makes perfect!

Standardisation - Anthropometry Team 1 Team 1 Child 2 Child 3 Child 4 Child 5 MUAC WEIGHT HEIGHT Child 1 MUAC WEIGHT HEIGHT Repeat

Standardisation - Anthropometry Team 1 Team 6 Team 4 Team 2 Team 3 X 2

Haemoglobin - Standardisation p Take two measurements from two different finger sticks from a minimum of 3 fellow trainees n p (i. e. filing out two microcuvettes from two different blood drops-blood drop #3 and #4) Use the table provided to write down the results and assess the quality of the Hb measurements

Haemoglobin – Standardisation form Volunteer name Assessing how good the trainee is at filling up the microcuvette Finger 1 C 1 Bloo d drop #3 1 2 3 C 2 C 3 Bloo C 1 - C 2 d drop #4 Assessing how good the trainee is at finger sticking Finger 2 C 4 Potential reasons for difference ≥ (+/-) 0. 5 g/d. L C 5 Bloo d drop #3 C 6 C 7 Bloo C 5 -C 6 d drop #4 C 8 Potential reasons for difference ≥(+/-) 0. 5 g/d. L C 9 C 1 -C 5 C 10 Potential reasons for difference ≥ (+/-) 0. 5 g/d. L