Table 2.
Variables | Number examined | Percent stunted (HAZ < −2) | Percent underweight (BAZ < −2 or WAZ < −2) | Percent undernourished (WAZ < −2 or HAZ < −2 or BAZ < −2) | Percent anaemia |
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Age | |||||
5-9 | 175 | 4.57 | 30.86 | 31.43 | 7.43 |
10-14 | 209 | 16.75 | 23.92 | 33.01 | 13.4 |
Total | 384 | 11.2 | 27.1 | 32.3 | 10.7 |
P-value | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.74 | 0.53 | |
Sex | |||||
Females | 212 | 7.6 | 69.81 | 33.02 | 11.32 |
Males | 172 | 15.7 | 76.74 | 31.4 | 9.9 |
P-value | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.74 | 0.64 |
WAZ = Z-scores for Weight-for-age- calculated when age from 5 to 10 years
HAZ = Z-scores for Length/height-for-age- calculated when age from 5 to 15 years
BAZ = Z-scores for BMI-for-age- calculated when age from 5 to 15 years