1. Kakuma Nutrition Survey November 2012
Training Day 5

2. Standardisation tests
Objective:
To assess how consistent and accurate measurements are within individual measurers and between measurers
To better understand the challenges in taking measurements
Practise makes perfect!

3. Standardisation - Anthropometry
Team 1
Child 1
Child 2
Child 3
Child 4
Child 5
MUAC
WEIGHT
HEIGHT
MUAC
WEIGHT
HEIGHT
MUAC
WEIGHT
HEIGHT
MUAC
WEIGHT
HEIGHT
MUAC
WEIGHT
HEIGHT
Repeat

4. Standardisation - Anthropometry
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Team 4
Team 6
X 2

5. Haemoglobin - Standardisation
Take two measurements from two different finger sticks from a minimum of 3 fellow trainees
(i.e. filing out two microcuvettes from two different blood drops-blood drop #3 and #4)
Use the table provided to write down the results and assess the quality of the Hb measurements

6. Haemoglobin – Standardisation form
Volunteer name
Assessing how good the trainee is at filling up the microcuvette
Assessing how good the trainee is at finger sticking
Finger 1
Finger 2 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9
C10
Blood drop #3
Blood drop #4
C1- C2
Potential reasons for difference ≥ (+/-) 0.5 g/dL
C5-C6
Potential reasons for difference≥(+/-) 0.5 g/dL
C1-C5 1 2 3