Short Questions for Lecture in Community Nutrition

Dr. min kyaw htet (kyawhtet@gmail.com) by 28th February 2015

Sela Arini Putri

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1. Nutrition is important for all stages of life cycle. Please mention

briefly about the importance of low birth weight.
Low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams) is the single most important factor
affecting neonatal mortality and a significant determinant of post-neonatal
mortality.
Low birth weight infants who survive are at increased risk for health
problems

ranging

from

neurodevelopmental

disabilities

to

respiratory

disorders.

2. What is stunting? What is the right instrument to measure the

length

of

under

year

old

children?

Briefly

explain

the

consequences of stunting.
Stunting is gaining insufficient height relative to age which implies long-term
(chronic) malnutrition and poor health.
The instrument to measure the length under 2 y.o children is infantometer.
The consequences of stunting are diminished cognitive and physical
development, reduced productive capacity and poor health. Stunted children
also have an increased risk of becoming overweight or obese later in life.

3. What is the right time to introduce the complementary feeding to

the infant? Please explain briefly about nutrient gap and energy
gap.
-The best time to introduce the complementary feeding to the infant is during
the age of 6 months. With exclusive breast milk, energy gap will starts to
occur at the age of 6 months and the gap will increase with age. That is why
complementary feeding needs to be introduced at the age of 6 months. As
for nutrition gap, the largest gaps that need to be filled by complementary
foods are iron followed by energy, protein and vitamin A.

4. What biochemical indicators will you measure to know the iron

status of pregnant mother?
- Haemoglobin, Hematocrite, MCV, MCH, MCHC, Ferritin, TI, TIBC

5. Why do you think it is necessary to conduct dietary survey in the

community? Please mention your opinion?

-To learn more about what your group or community needs are. A good
survey can supplement your own sharp-eyed observations and experiences.
It can give you detailed information from a larger and more representative
group of people than you could get from observation alone.
To get a more honest and objective description of needs than people might
tell you publicly.

To become aware of possible needs that you never saw as particularly

important or that you never even knew existed.
To document your needs, as is required in many applications for funding, and
as is almost always helpful in advocating or lobbying for your cause.
To make sure any actions you eventually take or join in are in line with needs
that are expressed by the community.