Table 2.
Prevalence of total and specific malnutrition indicators in schoolchildren, Burkina Faso, February 2015
| Variable | Malnutrition [n (%)] | Undernutrition [n (%)] | Stuntinga
[n (%)] |
Thinnessa
[n (%)] |
Underweighta [n (%)] | Overweightb [n (%)] | Anaemiac [n (%)] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||
| Female (188) | 61 (32.5) | 57 (30.3) | 47 (25.0) | 24 (12.8) | 2 (1.1) | 4 (2.1) | 53 (28.2) |
| Male (197) | 82 (41.6) | 78 (39.6) | 66 (33.5) | 19 (9.6) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (2.0) | 57 (28.9) |
| Age group | |||||||
| 8–11 year (251) | 69 (27.5) | 61 (24.3) | 47 (18.7) | 16 (6.4) | 3 (1.2) | 8 (3.2) | 55 (21.9) |
| 12–14 years (134) | 74 (55.2) | 74 (55.2) | 66 (49.3) | 27 (20.2) | NA d | 0 (0) | 55 (41.0) |
| Region | |||||||
| Plateau Central (198) | 69 (34.9) | 64 (32.3) | 50 (25.3) | 19 (9.6) | 2 (1.0) | 5 (2.5) | 53 (26.8) |
| Centre-Ouest (187) | 74 (39.6) | 71 (38.0) | 63 (33.7) | 24 (12.8) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.6) | 57 (30.5) |
| Total | 143 (37.1) | 135 (35.1) | 113 (29.4) | 43 (11.2) | 3 (0.8) | 8 (2.1) | 110 (28.6) |
a z-score < − 2
b z-score > 1
c The category of anaemia includes all children classified as anaemic (mild, moderate and severe) based on the concentrations of haemoglobin (Hb) determined in a finger prick blood sample. The cut-offs for anaemia are age-specific: Hb <11.5 g/dl for children aged 8–11 years, and Hb <12 g/dl for children aged 12–14 years
d NA not available