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TABLE 3: WEIGHT/HEIGHT: DISTRIBUTION BY HEIGHT IN Z SCORES
Global acute malnutrition
Severe acute malnutrition
Total children Children < 80 cm
n=900 n=400
12,9 %
(CI: 10.9%-16.5%)
2,0 %
(CI: 1.0%-3.9%)
18
16,0 %
(CI: 11.3%-22.2%)
3,3 %
(1,3%-7,1%)
TABLE 4: WEIGHT/ HEIGHT: DISTRIBUTION BY AGE IN Z SCORES
Global acute malnutrition
Severe acute malnutrition
6-59 months 6 - 29 months
n=900 n=400
12,9 %
(CI: 10.9%-16.5%)
2,0 %
(CI: 1.0%-3.9%)
14,7 %
(CI: 10.6%-20.0%)
2.9 %
(1,2%-6.1%)
In tables 2, 3 and 4 it can be seen that younger children are more prone to both Global
Acute Malnutrition and Severe Acute Malnutrition. The comparison was made using both
the height and the age of the children. A height of less than 80cm usually implies an age
of less than 2 years.
TABLE 5: WEIGHT/HEIGHT INDEX VS. OEDEMA (Z SCORES)
OEDEMA
-2Z
MARASM/KWASH KWASHIORKOR
YES 3 0.3% 3 0.3%
MARASMUS NORMAL
NO 110 12.2% 784 87.1%