Table 1. Characteristics of children included in the nutritional surveillance system from clusters that were not re-selected between June 2010 and February 2012 in Kazaure LGA, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
| Child characteristics | N | % |
| Age, months (N = 16453) | ||
| 6 to 11 | 1698 | 10.32 |
| 12 to 23 | 3333 | 20.26 |
| 24 to 35 | 3115 | 18.93 |
| 36 to 47 | 3250 | 19.75 |
| 48 to 59 | 5057 | 30.74 |
| Gender (N = 16466) | ||
| Boys | 8425 | 51.17 |
| Girl | 8041 | 48.83 |
| Height categories (N = 16452) | ||
| 60–<85 cm | 8616 | 52.37 |
| 85–<110 cm | 7836 | 47.63 |
| Ethnic group (N = 16466) | ||
| Hausa | 11750 | 71.36 |
| Fulani | 4716 | 28.64 |
| Acute malnutrition (N = 16466) | ||
| MUAC<125 mm or bilateral oedema | 1388 | 8.42 |
| Boys | 626 | 7.43 |
| Girls | 762 | 9.47 |
| MUAC<115 mm or bilateral oedema | 300 | 1.82 |
| Boys | 133 | 1.57 |
| Girls | 167 | 2.07 |
| Bilateral oedema | 21 | 0.12 |
| Point coverage | 91 | 30.33 |
| Period coverage | 686 | 76.65 |