Department of Paediatrics, University of Benha, Faculty of Medicine, Benha, Egypt.
East Mediterr Health J. 2010 Feb;16(2):194-201.
Growth reference charts are among the most sensitive and valuable tools for assessing the health and development of children. A questionnaire survey was answered by 16 of the 21 ministries of health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region countries (EMR) about their use of growth charts for children under 5 years. Most of the countries (13/16) used the NCHS/WHO charts and weight-for-age was the most commonly used. Charts for height-for-age and head circumference-for-age were less commonly used. Problems in the use of charts were identified. The introduction of the new WHO Child Growth Standards, based on exclusively breastfed babies, is a unique opportunity to support growth monitoring and optimal feeding practices in EMR.
生长发育曲线图表是评估儿童健康和发育状况最敏感和最有价值的工具之一。在东地中海区域国家（EMR）中，有 21 个国家的卫生部中有 16 个对其在 5 岁以下儿童中使用生长曲线图表的情况进行了问卷调查。大多数国家（13/16）使用了 NCHS/WHO 图表，体重与年龄的关系是最常用的。身高与年龄的关系和头围与年龄的关系图表的使用较少。在使用图表方面存在问题。根据完全母乳喂养婴儿制定的新的世卫组织儿童生长标准的推出，是在 EMR 中支持生长监测和最佳喂养实践的独特机会。
