Table 2.
Characteristics of under-five children a (n = 600)
| Characteristics | Male | Female | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
| Total | 281 | (100) | 319 | (100) | 600 | (100) | ||
| Age category | ||||||||
| 6–23 months | 162 | (57.7) | 171 | (53.6) | 333 | (55.5) | ||
| 24–59 months | 119 | (42.3) | 148 | (46.4) | 267 | (44.5) | ||
| Diarrhea in last two weeks | ||||||||
| Yes | 128 | (45.6) | 128 | (40.1) | 256 | (42.7) | ||
| No | 153 | (54.4) | 191 | (59.9) | 344 | (57.3) | ||
| Received treatment for diarrhea | ||||||||
| Yes | 109 | (38.8) | 113 | (35.1) | 222 | (36.8) | ||
| No | 171 | (60.9) | 207 | (64.9) | 378 | (63.2) | ||
| Fever in last two weeks | ||||||||
| Yes | 85 | (30.2) | 102 | (32.0) | 187 | (31.2) | ||
| No | 196 | (69.8) | 217 | (68.0) | 413 | (68.8) | ||
| Received polio drops | ||||||||
| Yes | 266 | (94.7) | 296 | (92.8) | 562 | (93.7) | ||
| No | 15 | (5.3) | 23 | (7.2) | 38 | (6.3) | ||
| 24-hour feeding frequency | ||||||||
| ≤ 3 times | 15 | (5.0) | 10 | (3.1) | 25 | (4.2) | ||
| > 3 times | 266 | (94.7) | 309 | (96.9) | 575 | (95.8) | ||
| Currently registered in nutrition program | ||||||||
| Yes | 26 | (9.3) | 27 | (8.5) | 53 | (8.8) | ||
| No | 255 | (90.7) | 292 | (91.5) | 547 | (91.2) | ||
| Acute malnutrition (WHZ) | ||||||||
| Normal | 180 | (64.0) | 210 | (65.8) | 390 | (65.0) | ||
| MAM c | 80 | (28.5) | 90 | (28.2) | 170 | (28.3) | ||
| SAM d | 21 | (7.5) | 19 | (6.0) | 40 | (6.7) | ||
| Acute malnutrition (MUAC) | ||||||||
| Normal | 190 | (67.7) | 221 | (69.2) | 411 | (68.5) | ||
| MAM e | 76 | (27.0) | 78 | (24.5) | 154 | (25.7) | ||
| SAM f | 15 | (5.3) | 20 | (6.3) | 35 | (5.8) | ||
| Acute malnutrition (Bipedal edema) | ||||||||
| Absent | 270 | (96.1) | 312 | (97.8) | 582 | (97.0) | ||
| Present | 11 | (3.9) | 7 | (2.2) | 18 | (3.0) | ||
a Those who are the youngest (6–59 months old) child of the household
b Diarrhea is defined as the passage of three or more loose or liquid stools per day (or more frequent passage than is normal for the individual). Frequent passing of formed stools is not diarrhea, nor is the passing of loose, “pasty” stools by breastfed babies (WHO face sheet 2013)
c Moderate acute malnutrition (WHZ ≥ –3 and <–2)
d Severe acute malnutrition (WHZ<–3)
e Moderate acute malnutrition (MUAC <12.5 and >11.5 cm)
f Severe acute malnutrition (MUAC <11.5 cm)
p-value of all indicators found not significant using Fisher’s exact test