Appropriate Use of Linear Growth Measures to Assess Impact of Interventions on Child Development and Catch-Up Growth

Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 372 - 379
Published: May 1, 2019
Abstract
Linear growth is increasingly used as the sole or primary outcome for evaluating interventions, but impact is often not seen. Sometimes there is interest in whether children catch up to where they otherwise would have been had detrimental conditions not occurred, but the literature is confusing because of claims for evidence of catch-up growth based on inappropriate methods. This article examines the use of linear growth measures to evaluate...
Paper Details
Title
Appropriate Use of Linear Growth Measures to Assess Impact of Interventions on Child Development and Catch-Up Growth
Published Date
May 1, 2019
Volume
10
Issue
3
Pages
372 - 379
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