Çocuklarda yetersiz ve dengesiz beslenme (malnutrisyon) belirlenmesinde ve büyümenin izlenmesinde antropometrik ölçümler kullanılarak çeşitli hastalıklar erken dönemde tanımlanarak önlenebilir. Bu çalışma, 0-3 yaş arası çocukların fiziksel gelişimlerini incelemek amacıyla plânlanıp yürütülmüştür. Ankara\'nın farklı semtlerinde bulunan 15 Ana Çocuk Sağlığı ve Aile Plânlaması Merkezleri ile Sağlık Ocaklarına başvuran 679 çocuk araştırma kapsamına alınmıştır. Çocukların vücut ağırlıkları ve boy uzunlukları bu merkezlerde görevli ebe ve hemşireler tarafından tekniğine uygun olarak ölçülmüştür. Çocukların doğum ağırlıkları, boyları, beslenme özellikleri ve ailelerine ilişkin bilgiler ise, annelere sorularak toplanmıştır. VerVarious diseases can be prevented at an early period by using anthropometric measures to determine undernourishment and malnutrition and to follow growth in children. This study was planned and implemented to examine the physical development of children of 0-3 ages. 679 children applying to 15 Mother and Child Health and Family Planning Centers and District Health Centers in different quarters of Ankara were studied. Midwives and nurses working in these centers properly measured heights and body weights of children. Information about weights and heights of the children at birth, and information about nutritional habits and family were obtained by interrogating the mother. Data were evaluated with SPSS 10.0 program. According to the results of the study, while 35.8% of the mothers of the children were graduates of primary school , 77.5% of them were housewives, and 42.3% of them were

Various diseases can be prevented at an early period by using anthropometric measures to determine undernourishment and malnutrition and to follow growth in children. This study was planned and implemented to examine the physical development of children of 0-3 ages. 679 children applying to 15 Mother and Child Health and Family Planning Centers and District Health Centers in different quarters of Ankara were studied. Midwives and nurses working in these centers properly measured heights and body weights of children. Information about weights and heights of the children at birth, and information about nutritional habits and family were obtained by interrogating the mother. Data were evaluated with SPSS 10.0 program. According to the results of the study, while 35.8% of the mothers of the children were graduates of primary school , 77.5% of them were housewives, and 42.3% of them were