Table 2. Number and proportion of children discharged recovered among those admitted to Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers in Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, India 2009–2011.
Children with MUAC <115 at admission |
Children with WHZ ⩽−3 at admission |
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Children with MUAC <115 at admission |
Children with MUAC <115 at admission and weight gain ⩾15% at discharge |
Children with MUAC <115 at admission and MUAC ⩾125 at discharge |
Children with WHZ ⩽−3 at admission |
Children with WHZ ⩽−3 at admission and weight gain ⩾15% at discharge |
Children with WHZ ⩽−3 at admission and WHZ ⩾−2 at discharge |
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n | n | % | n | % | n | n | % | n | % | |
Total | 3494 | 1229 | 35.2 | 349 | 10.0 | 3820 | 1282 | 33.6 | 670 | 17.5 |
Girls | 1799 | 623 | 34.6 | 172 | 9.6 | 2203 | 690 | 31.3 | 343 | 15.6 |
Boys | 1695 | 606 | 35.8 | 177 | 10.4 | 1617 | 592 | 36.6 | 327 | 20.2 |
6–11 Months old | 1368 | 553 | 40.4 | 129 | 9.4 | 1324 | 535 | 40.4 | 271 | 20.5 |
12–23 Months old | 1561 | 496 | 31.8 | 151 | 9.7 | 1722 | 537 | 31.2 | 280 | 16.3 |
24–59 Months old | 565 | 180 | 31.9 | 69 | 12.2 | 774 | 210 | 27.1 | 119 | 15.4 |
Scheduled caste (SC) | 755 | 261 | 34.6 | 72 | 9.5 | 821 | 274 | 33.4 | 143 | 17.4 |
Scheduled tribe (ST) | 1617 | 629 | 38.9 | 157 | 9.7 | 1752 | 648 | 37.0 | 324 | 18.5 |
Non SC-ST (all the rest) | 1122 | 339 | 30.2 | 120 | 10.7 | 1247 | 360 | 28.9 | 203 | 16.3 |
Jharkhand | 1567 | 734 | 46.8 | 295 | 18.8 | 1810 | 783 | 43.3 | 422 | 23.3 |
Madhya Pradesh | 1451 | 308 | 21.2 | 38 | 2.6 | 1561 | 320 | 20.5 | 178 | 11.4 |
Uttar Pradesh | 476 | 187 | 39.3 | 16 | 3.4 | 449 | 179 | 39.9 | 70 | 15.6 |
MUAC <115 and WHZ>−3 | 632 | 149 | 23.6 | 65 | 10.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
WHZ ⩽−3 and MUAC ⩾115 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 958 | 202 | 21.1 | 193 | 20.1 |
MUAC <115 and WHZ ⩽−3 | 2862 | 1080 | 37.7 | 284 | 9.9 | 2862 | 1080 | 37.7 | 477 | 16.7 |
Complicated severe wasting | 1185 | 443 | 37.4 | 185 | 15.6 | 1262 | 450 | 35.7 | 208 | 16.5 |
Uncomplicated severe wasting | 2309 | 786 | 34.0 | 164 | 7.1 | 2558 | 832 | 32.5 | 462 | 18.1 |
Abbreviations: MUAC, mid-upper-arm circumference; NA, not applicable; WHZ, weight-for-height z-score.