Table 5.
The status of malnutrition in intestinal parasitic infected and non-infected children according to the cutoff point of -2SD Scores
| Infected with intestinal parasites (92) | Not- infected (313) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HAZ |
Z-score ≤ −2SD |
22 (23.9) |
80 (25.6) |
| (stunting) | |||
| Z-score > 2SD |
70 (76.1) |
233 (74.4) |
|
| WAZ |
Z-score ≤ −2SD |
15 (16.3) |
46 (14.7) |
| (under weight) | |||
| Z-score > 2SD |
77 (83.7) |
267 (85.3) |
|
| BMI/age | Z-score ≤ 2SD |
10 (10.9) |
26 (8.3) |
| (thinness/wasting) | |||
| Z-score > 2SD | 82 (89.1) | 287 (91.7) | |