comparison between growth chart parameters and different risk factors which can cause abnormal growth chart parameter

Infant growth is defined as a positive change in body size over a period of time, and it is a sensitive predictor of an individuals' health. An inappropriate growth pattern indicates nutritional disorders, chronic and infectious diseases in infants. Early growth rate is related to adulthood health, such that it is important to develop the concept of appropriate growth for parents, in other to detect children with abnormal growth rates, as soon as possible .Weight and height of preschool children are the most common anthropometric measurements, to investigate a child's growth rate. Weight is the simplest and most reliable anthropometric measurement, and may be used as an indicator of childhood infection. On the other hand, height summarizes various measures of nutritional conditions in the first two decades of a human's life. Many children younger than 5 years in developing countries are exposed to multiple risks, including poverty, malnutrition, poor health, and unstimulating home environments, which detrimentally affect their cognitive, motor, and social-emotional development.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All children attending primary health care units in Assiut governorate aged from one year to five year

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1. congenital anomalies 2. chronic diseases (D.M , thyroid dysfunction)

children living in different areas have low incomes, high fertility, and provide poor care form their parents different socioeconomic state, different type of food