Table 2.
Child health and food insecurity in households with children ages 3–11 years, León, Nicaragua. N = 431
| Mean/% | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| All | Age 3–6.9 | Age 7–10.9 | |
| N = 431 | n = 235 | n = 196 | |
| Household food security | |||
| Food secure | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Mildly food insecure | 50% | 51% | 49% |
| Mod./severely food insecure | 25% | 23% | 29% |
| Child health indicators | |||
| Sick in past 2 weeks | 52% | 53% | 51% |
| Had fever | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Had cough | 40% | 40% | 42% |
| Had vomiting | 11% | 11% | 10% |
| Had diarrhoea | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| Anaemic | 23% | 27% | 20% |
| Low height‐for‐age (z‐score < −1) | 30% | 27% | 34% |