Moderate acute malnutrition based on MUAC
Moderate acute malnutrition based on MUAC
Prevalence rate (%) children 6-59 months with MUAC less than 125 mm but equal or more than 115 mm
Unit Description:
Percentage
Numerator:
Number of children aged 6-59 months that meet the criteria for moderate wasting based on MUAC
Denominator:
Total number of children aged 6-59 months surveyed
Disaggregation:
Geographical area, age, sex
General guidance:
When possible to use representative survey, alternatively - rapid nutrition assessment with smaller number of children can give you a idea of the situation - but these findings from a rapid nutrition assessment - with small numbers of children need to be treated with caution and should NOT be presented as prevalence but as number of children
Guidance on phases:
Phase I,II; added to surveys Phase III,IV
Phase applicability:
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Guidance for pre-crisis/baseline:
Prevalence easy to derive by subtracting Proportion of severe wasting based on low MUAC from Proportion of wasting based on low MUAC
Data Sources:
Population-based surveys with representative sampling methods (MICS, DHS, SMART)