Table 3.
Prevalence of wasting, stunting and WaSt by season and year of the survey among children aged 6–59 months in Karamoja; FSNA June 2015–July 2018 database
| Attribute | Sample size (N) | Wasted (n c, %) | Stunted (n, %) | WaSt (n, %) | 95% CId | p valuee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season of survey | ||||||
| Leana | 20,765 | 2,611 (12.57) | 6,882 (33.14) | 1,081(5.21) | 4.78–5.67 | 0.018 |
| Harvestb | 12,197 | 1,355 (11.11) | 4,186 (34.32) | 553 (4.53) | 4.16–4.94 | |
| Year of survey | ||||||
| 2015 | 8,266 | 1,082 (13.09) | 2,745 (33.21) | 437 (5.29) | 4.67–5.98 | 0.016 |
| 2016 | 7,859 | 886 (11.27) | 2,436 (31.00) | 325 (4.14) | 3.60–4.74 | |
| 2017 | 11,660 | 1,417 (12.15) | 4,016 (34.44) | 611 (5.24) | 4.86–5.65 | |
| 2018 | 5,177 | 581 (11.22) | 1871 (36.14) | 261 (5.04) | 4.33–5.87 | |
a
Lean season stands for surveys conducted in May, June and July.
b
Harvest season stands for surveys conducted in December and January.
c
n, number of children/cases.
d
CI, confidence intervals for proportion of WaSt.
e
Proportions of WaSt were compared using chi‐square (χ2).