TABLE 2.
Baseline characteristics of randomly selected (N = 44,120) adolescents who participated in the National School Malaria and Nutrition Survey in Tanzania, 2019
| Background characteristic | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 22,486 | 51.0 |
| Female | 21,634 | 49.0 |
| Age, y | ||
| 10–14 | 39,863 | 90.4 |
| 15–19 | 4257 | 9.6 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 32,808 | 74.4 |
| Urban | 11,312 | 25.6 |
| Height for age (HAZ < −2 SD) | ||
| Normal | 29,963 | 68.0 |
| Stunted | 14,076 | 32.0 |
| BMI for age | ||
| Thin | 6049 | 13.8 |
| Overweight | 1856 | 4.2 |
| Normal | 36,011 | 82.0 |
| Anemia status by hemoglobin level1 | ||
| Anemic | 5207 | 34.1 |
| Normal | 10,067 | 65.9 |
| Dietary Quality Score among participants | ||
| Poor | 16,653 | 37.7 |
| Medium | 14,475 | 32.8 |
| High | 12,992 | 29.5 |
1
Anemia based on hemoglobin level was assessed in a subsample (one-third of total sample).