Table 3 Growth pattern of children and procedures for recording and charting of weight
Abbreviated checklist items | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Growth Pattern of child after referring to child’s growth chart | |
 Growth pattern: Rising | 397 (75.2) |
 Growth pattern: Falling once | 68 (12.9) |
 Growth pattern: Falling two consecutive months | 21 (3.9) |
 Growth pattern: Falling or same for two consecutive months | 42 (8.0) |
 Growth Pattern of children based on Age Groups |  |
0–5 months (N = 143) | |
 Growth pattern: Rising | 141 (98.6) |
 Growth pattern: Falling once | 0 (0.0) |
 Growth pattern: Falling two consecutive months | 0 (0.0) |
 Growth pattern: Falling or same for two consecutive months | 2 (1.4) |
 6–23 months (N = 385) | 256 (66.5) |
 Growth pattern: Rising | 68 (17.7) |
 Growth pattern: Falling once | 21 (5.4) |
 Growth pattern: Falling two consecutive months | 40 (10.4) |
 Growth pattern: Falling or same for two consecutive months |  |
Procedure for Recording and Charting of weights after referring to child’s growth chart and recorded details of the growth curve (N = 528 observations) | |
 Weights recorded to the nearest 0.1 kg | 521 (98.7) |
 Weight recorded on appropriate chart for sex of child | 523 (99.1) |
 Weight charted properly | 528 (100.0) |