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Chronic Malnutrition

SMART can be used to assess prevalence of both acute and chronic malnutrition. This document explains how to calculate sample size and use the Plausibility Check when chronic malnutrition is the main indicator in your survey.

 

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SMART Methodology: Chronic Malnutrition as the Main Indicator

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