Table 2.
Prevalence of acute and chronic malnutrition by age groups
| Population | Frequency | Acute malnutrition (W/H) | Chronic malnutrition (H/A) | ||||
| Age group (months) |
N | Severe n (%) |
Moderate n (%) |
Global n (%) |
Severe n (%) |
Moderate n (%) |
Global n (%) |
| 3 – 5 | 30 | - | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.3) | 2 (6.7) | 9 (30) | 11 (36.7) |
| 6 – 12 | 275 | 4 (1.5) | 18 (6.5) | 22 (8.0) | 73 (26.5) | 79 (28.7) | 152 (55.3) |
| 13 – 24 | 175 | 2 (1.1) | 9 (5.1) | 11 (6.3) | 52 (29.7) | 45 (25.7) | 97 (55.4) |
| 25 – 36 | 119 | 2 (1.7) | 2 (1.7) | 4 (3.4) | 26 (21.8) | 35 (29.4) | 61 (51.3) |
| 37 – 48 | 60 | - | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.7) | 13 (21.7) | 15 (25.0) | 28 (46.7) |
| 49 – 59 | 13 | 1 (7.7) | - | 1 (7.7) | 1 (7.7) | 2 (15.4) | 3 (23.1) |
| Total | 672 | 9 (1.3) | 31 (4.6) | 40 (6.0) | 167 (24.9) | 185 (27.5) | 352 (52.4) |
Keys:
Severe refers to <-3SD and / or bilateral edema; Moderate refers to a range from <-2SD to <-3SD/ absence of edema. Global refers to <-2SD