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. 2008 Nov 20;7:24. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-24

Table 4.

Disparity by maternal level of education for wasting, stunting, Acute Respiratory Infections, and immunization status, Arab countries

Wasting Stunting ARI Immunization

Country Number of children of illiterate mothers wasted for 100 with secondary-level mothers Number of children of illiterate mothers stunted for 100 with secondary-level mothers Number of children of illiterate mothers with ARI for 100 with secondary-level mothers Number of children of secondary mothers immunized for 100 illiterate mothers
Algeria 98 188 - 105
Bahrain - - - 98
Egypt 116 148 110 105
Jordan 151 322 103 -
Kuwait 61 174 - 110
Lebanon 141 248 77 115
Libya 129 158 61 102
Mauritania 159 107 - 92
Morocco 123 450 56 102
Occupied Palestinian Territory 100 202 67 -
Oman 163 160 - 99
Qatar - - - 118
Saudi Arabia 89 127 - 98
Sudan 141 296 77 145
Syria 160 173 85 110
Tunisia 121 1835 61 103
United Arab Emirates 112 143 - 113
Yemen 176 290 143 111