title: Usefulness of direct recording scale as a new tool for growth monitoring.
abstract: The present study was conducted to assess the acceptability and usefulness of Direct Recording Scale (DRS) as a tool for growth monitoring of under five children in a rural community area of Karnataka among 46 mothers. A total of 40 children were followed up for one year, 50% mothers preferred having DRS at home, 87.5% mothers said DRS, helps in detecting undernutrition, 48% mothers needed no help in using DRS, 50% mothers were regular in weight recording, 87.5% mothers wanted the weight recording done once in three months. All families had accepted DRS as a tool for growth monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka. rmasthi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: N R Ramesh
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Masthi
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Rajesh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012423:Rural Health; D012648:Self Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000523:psychology; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical