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Table 5 MUAC classification with mid-point of upper arm ascertained by eye by mothers, compared with the mid-point ascertained by measurement by CHW

From: Mothers Understand And Can do it (MUAC): a comparison of mothers and community health workers determining mid-upper arm circumference in 103 children aged from 6 months to 5 years

Right arm

 

CHW

Left arm

 

CHW

  

SAM

MAM

Normal

  

SAM

MAM

Normal

 

SAM

12

3

0

 

SAM

11

1

0

Mothers

MAM

3

20

12

Mothers

MAM

4

23

11

 

Normal

0

2

51

 

Normal

0

1

52

  1. Weighted Kappa = 0.74, (95% CI = 0.63, 0.85) Weighted Kappa = 0.77, (95% CI =0.67, 0.87).