4. PERCENTILE CHARTS

• What are percentile charts used for>

  Used for monitor growth
• What are growth charts used for?


  To assess a child's growth overtime, so that an overall pattern in development could be identified. For example, obesity and malnutrition.
• Baby growth is monitored by:


  Length, mass and head circumference
• What do charts show?

  Charts for a number of "percentiles"