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The following are the main methods for obtaining nutrition information;
- Rapid nutrition assessments that involve rapid screening based on mid-upper arm
circumference (MUAC).
- Large scale national surveys and repeated small scale surveys. Surveys are good sources
of nutrition status data, morbidity and mortality and food security data. In most cases
i. Clinic-based monitoring
ii. Sentinel site surveillance
- Early warning systems -Many early warning systems (EWS) have been set up at national
and regional levels. These have become increasingly sophisticated and no longer rely
solely on food production information. EWS now incorporate information on access to
food as well as availability like markets and coping strategies. Systems which have been
operating for a number of years in famine-prone countries have built up baseline
information and an understanding of trends so that alerts to pending emergencies are
produced in a timely manner.
- Monthly and annual reports -These are monthly bulletins generated on monthly bases on
food security status
? Secondary data-Data from health facilities can be used to inform the action to be taken.
For example immunization data, prevalence of a certain disease or sschool census data.
Titany answered the question on November 11, 2021 at 12:36
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