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. 2017 Feb 14;12(2):e0172052. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172052

Table 3. The burden of malnutrition: Current and prior research results in South Asia among rural populations.

Location and Year of Study Number of participants Normal nutritional status At risk of malnutrition Malnourished
Okharpauwa, Nepal. 2016 (current) 242 11.2% 64.9% 24%
Pharping, Nepal. 2012 [61] 300 18% 51% 31%
Matlab, Bangladesh. 2006 [23] 457 12% 62% 26%
Assam, India. 2015 [25] 360 30% 55% 15%
Belagavi, India. 2016 [55] 190 33.7% 43.7% 22.6%