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Classify wasting into severe or moderate wasting to be used in the SMART MUAC tool weighting approach

Usage

classify_wasting_for_cdc_approach(muac, .edema = NULL)

Arguments

muac

A vector of class integer of MUAC values in millimeters.

.edema

A vector of class character of edema. Code should be "y" for presence and "n" for absence of bilateral edema. Default is NULL.

Value

A vector of class character of the same length as muac and .edema indicating if a child is severe or moderately wasted or not wasted.