RT - Journal Article T1 - Evaluation of Health Staff Function about Children Anthropometric in Reference to Medical and Health Centers in Hamadan City JF - Avicenna-J-Nurs-Midwifery-Care YR - 0 JO - Avicenna-J-Nurs-Midwifery-Care VO - 14 IS - 2 UR - http://nmj.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-1017-en.html SP - 5 EP - 15 K1 - Anthropometry / Functional / Health Staff AB - Introduction& Objective : mor than half of the world’s death is caused by malnutrition which can be prevented by a suitable and practical method like anthropometric which is used for measuring children nutrition condition . Materials & Methods: A descriptive survey for assessment health staff functions about children anthropometric in Hamadan health care centers . Was done ‘ Data collection tools were including questionnaire and checklist’which have been choosen by simple methods . Results: Determing using structural standards in the field of tools and children anthropometric ‘ the results showed that most of research cases (47%) have had a medium structural standard .  More over determing processing anthropometric show that ‘ more than 78/5% cases have had a medium standard processing . How ever ‘ one of the actions which is noticed in caring process is the first child reference to health care centers ‘ which in this research 53/8% of children age 1-2 month have been referred . Conclusion: Generally most of health staff have had a medium function in structural standards and taking care in children anthropometric . So ‘ it is suggested that educational programs for familiarizing children anthropometric fields must be done. Suitable facilities must be provided.    LA eng UL http://nmj.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-1017-en.html M3 ER -