Table 5.

Stunting and wasting levels in five rural kebeles in Haramaya woreda, Eastern Ethiopia.

	Number of children	Prevalence (95% CI)
Stunting (n = 102)
Not stunted (LAZ ≥−2)	60	59% (49–68%)
Stunted (LAZ < −2)	42	41% (32–51%)
Severely stunted (LAZ < −3)	19	19% (12–27%)
Wasting (n = 102)
Not wasted (WLZ ≥−2)	97	95% (89–98%)
Wasted (WLZ < −2)	5	5% (2–11%)
Severely wasted (WLZ < −3)	1	1% (0–5%)
Stunted and wasted (n = 102)
(LAZ < −2 & WLZ < −2)	3	3% (1–8%)
Underweight (n = 102)
Not underweight (WAZ ≥−2)	75	74% (64–81%)
Underweight (WAZ < −2)	27	26% (19–36%)
Severely underweight (WAZ < −3)	8	8% (4–15%)
Acute malnutrition (n = 102)
No (MUAC ≥ 125 mm)	71	70% (60–78%)
Yes (MUAC < 125 mm)	31	30% (22–40%)
Severe (MUAC < 115 mm)	8	8% (4–15%)