AGGAS

The Subjective Global Child Nutrition Assessment (AGGAS) is a modification of the Subjective Global Nutrition Assessment (SGNA) which was originally developed from the Global Assessment Subject (SGA). SGNA is an assessment tool to detect malnutrition in children, especially in clinical settings and has been published by Secker JD and Jeejebhoy KN in 2012. The Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (JAND) in 2012. SGNA is also recommended to be used to evaluate malnutrition status within 7 years. -10 days after nutrition intervention.
AGGAS consists of 7 assessments related to medical history and 3 assessments related to physical examination with a total of 18 questions.
7 assessments related to medical history are:
- suitability of actual TB according to age or linear growth (HA or Height Age), 3 questions
- Actual BB fit according to actual TB (BBI), 1 question
- Change of BB, 3 questions
- Adequate food intake, 3 questions
- Gastrointestinal symptoms, 2 questions
- Functional abilities, 2 questions
- Metabolic stress disease, 1 question
3 assessments related to physical examination
- Subcutaneous fat loss, 1 question
- Muscle mass loss, 1 question
- Edema related to nutrition, 1 question
Determination of malnutrition conditions from AGGAS uses a scoring system. All NORMAL answers have a score of 0, a MEDIUM answer score 1 and a WEIGHT answer score 2. The total summation of these scores is classified according to:
A score of 0-7 is Normal or No Malnutrition
A score of 8-14 is mild malnutrition
A score of 15-21 is moderate malnutrition
The score of 22-28 is moderate to severe malnutrition
A score of 29-36 is severe malnutrition