Interviewer instructions
If the child is not home at the moment of your visit, you should try to go back to the household within the 4 days (average) of your stay in the village and make sure that you find the child there. In case the child will not come back within those 4 days, you should report 'currently not home'.
If child not available for taking measurements, but if child does have a clinic card, copy the measurements from this clinic card and select option 'NO - copied from clinic card'.
Directions on how to measure height (for children under 85 cm):
(i) Place the measuring board on the ground, and lay the child in the middle of it
(ii) The assistance hol'd the sides of the child's head, and positions the child so that the top of the head touches the "foot board" (You can ask the respondent to assist you)
(iii) The measurer positions and hold the knees and ankles in a straight line, then places the "cursor" (movable portion) at a 90 degree angle against the child's feet For children over or equal to 85cm, place the board upright and follow the same procedures
(iv) The measurer reads the length to the nearest 0.1 cm and annoonces it to an assistant