Table 3.

anthropometric indices of under-five children

	Sex
	Male n(%)	Female n(%)	Total n(%)	National average (NDHS 2018)
WAZ	161	156	317
Normal	87(54.0)	97(62.2)	184(58.0)
Undernutrition	74(46.0)	59(37.8%)	133(42.0)	22.7
Severe undernutrition	16(9.9)	12(7.7)	28(8.8)	8.1
HAZ
Normal	89(55.3)	98(62.8)	187(59.0)
Stunting	72(44.7)	58(37.2)	130(41.0)	37
Severe stunting	25(15.5)	16(10.3)	41(12.9)	19.1
WHZ
Obese	0	2(1.3)	2(0.6)
Normal	114(70.8)	108(69.2)	222(70.0)
Wasting	47(29.2)	46(29.5)	93(29.3)	7.1
Severe wasting	10(6.2)	8(5.1)	18(5.7)	2.0