Interviewer instructions
Weight measurements will be carried out using an electronic scale.
The electronic scale may require the mother/guardian and the child to be weighed together at the same time especially if the child is too young to stand on the scale alone.
Be sure that the mother or guardian understands what will be done to the child, i.e. explain to the mother or guardian how the child will be weighed. Be polite and thoroughly answer any questions or other concerns that the mother or guardian might have. Make sure you explain how the child's length or height will be measured.
Weight will be recorded in kilograms, to one decimal place (in the third column). Note that the decimal point is already printed in the cells for F28. For example, if the child weighs 10.5 Kgs, code 105. Weights of less than 10 kilograms will be recorded with a leading zero; for example, 8.2 kilograms will be recorded as '08.2'. The last column represents the decimal place. If the child weighs 5 Kgs, then code 050.
