Epi Info™ User Guide

Nutritional Anthropometry: Collecting and Analyzing Nutritional Data


NutStat Growth Charts in Visual Dashboard

Based on a child’s measurements, a growth chart can be created in Visual Dashboard to track the progress of a particular child (Displaying multiple children on a single chart is not an available option). The NutStat growth charts can be accessed in Visual Dashboard by right clicking on the canvas and then selecting Add Nutstat growth chart.


Figure 11.5: Growth Chart Types

 

There are four growth references available for use: CDC 2000 Growth Reference, WHO Child Growth Standards, WHO Reference 2007, and CDC/WHO 1978. Each growth reference contains different options for creating a growth chart and each chart requires the associated data.

Note: The Nutrition project does not contain example data to create all chart types.

Loading Nutritional Data

Prior to creating a growth chart, nutritional data must be loaded into the dashboard. Follow the steps below to load the data associated with the Nutrition project into the dashboard.

  1. From the Epi Info™ main menu, click the Visual Dashboard button or select Tools > Analyze Data > Visual Dashboard. The Dashboard tool appears.
  2. Right-click on the dashboard canvas. A context menu appears.
  3. Select Set Data Source from the context menu. The Select Data Source dialog box appears.
  4. Click the ellipses next to the Data Source text box. A file open dialog box appears.
  5. Navigate to the Epi Info™ projects folder.
  6. Open the Nutrition folder within the projects folder.
  7. Select the Nutrition project. Click Open.
  8. In the Select Data Source dialog box, select the PatientVisits form. Click OK. The data is loaded on the dashboard.

After the PatientVisits form is loaded, the dashboard will have cached the data in the computer’s memory. Based on the data, various types of statistical tools or gadgets can be added to the canvas to display useful information to the user. For information regarding the statistical tools and gadgets available, reference the Visual Dashboard section of this user guide.

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