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Table D.4 Prevalence of anaemia in children age 6-59 months<br />
Percent distribution of children age 6-59 months by anaemia status, according to background characteristics, <strong>Kenya</strong><br />
2015<br />
Background<br />
characteristic<br />
Severe<br />
anaemia<br />
Moderate<br />
anaemia<br />
Mild<br />
anaemia No anaemia Total<br />
Number of<br />
children<br />
Age in months<br />
6-8 2.0 18.3 31.4 48.2 100.0 143<br />
9-11 4.3 22.5 27.6 45.6 100.0 151<br />
12-17 2.3 28.8 31.6 37.3 100.0 348<br />
18-23 3.4 21.7 28.1 46.8 100.0 315<br />
24-35 3.5 15.4 21.8 59.3 100.0 675<br />
36-47 1.7 8.0 15.6 74.7 100.0 692<br />
48-59 0.6 5.7 10.5 83.2 100.0 753<br />
Sex<br />
Male 2.5 15.6 19.9 62.1 100.0 1,563<br />
Female 1.9 12.4 20.4 65.3 100.0 1,513<br />
Residence<br />
Urban 1.6 11.6 17.1 69.8 100.0 937<br />
Rural 2.5 15.1 21.5 61.0 100.0 2,140<br />
Malaria endemicity<br />
Highland epidemic 2.3 15.2 20.1 62.4 100.0 698<br />
Lake endemic 3.5 19.7 25.1 51.7 100.0 707<br />
Coast endemic 2.2 12.8 16.5 68.5 100.0 224<br />
Semi-arid, seasonal 3.1 15.6 20.0 61.2 100.0 594<br />
Low risk 0.5 7.6 17.0 74.9 100.0 853<br />
Mother’s education 1<br />
No education 3.9 20.7 22.6 52.7 100.0 360<br />
Primary incomplete 2.6 18.1 21.2 58.1 100.0 430<br />
Primary complete 2.1 13.5 20.5 63.8 100.0 918<br />
Secondary+ 1.4 11.1 20.5 67.1 100.0 861<br />
Wealth quintile<br />
Lowest 2.9 20.8 21.9 54.3 100.0 768<br />
Second 3.6 14.9 22.0 59.5 100.0 668<br />
Middle 1.7 11.8 21.5 65.0 100.0 572<br />
Fourth 1.1 11.1 19.3 68.6 100.0 574<br />
Highest 1.1 8.3 14.1 76.5 100.0 494<br />
Total 2.2 14.0 20.1 63.7 100.0 3,077<br />
Note: Table is based on children who stayed in the household the night before the interview. Prevalence of anaemia is<br />
based on haemoglobin levels and is adjusted for altitude using CDC formulas (CDC 1998). Haemoglobin is measured<br />
in grams per decilitre (g/dl). Severe anaemia is considered to be a haemoglobin level 11.0 g/dl.<br />
1<br />
Excludes children whose mothers were not interviewed.<br />
98 • Appendix D