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SITUATION ANAlySIS of ChIldreN in UgANdASTATISTICAl ABSTrACT1.8 million women aged 15-49 have iron deficiency anaemia.986,000 (55%) of affected women reside in four regions: Eastern, East Central,Central 2 and West Nile, and each region has over 200,000 anaemic women.womeN aged 15–49 years with iroN deficieNcy aNaemiaSource: Women 15–49 years with iron deficiency anaemia rates: UBOS and ICF International, 2012; Numbers ofwomen 15–49 years with iron deficiency anaemia estimates: UNICEF calculationsUnderweight among non-pregnant womenThe highest prevalency of underweight among non-pregnant women aged 15–49 (BMIless than 18.5 kg/m 2 ) is in Karamoja, where one in every three women is underweight.Rural women are twice as likely to be underweight as urban women.Women from households in the lowest quintile are four times as likely to beunderweight as women from the highest quintile.uNderweight (less thaN 18.5 kg/m2) amoNg womeN aged 15–49 yearsSource: UBOS and Macro International, 2007; UBOS and ICF International, 2012165