Prevalence and factors associated with undernutrition and anaemia among school children in Durbete Town, northwest Ethiopia

Table 2 Prevalence of undernutrition and anaemia among children in Abchikeli and Ayalew Mekonnen Elementary Schools stratified by age and sex, northwest Ethiopia, February and March 2010

Variables	Number examined	Percent stunted (HAZ < −2)	Percent underweight (BAZ < −2 or WAZ < −2)	Percent undernourished (WAZ < −2 or HAZ < −2 or BAZ < −2)	Percent anaemia
Age
5-9	175	4.57	30.86	31.43	7.43
10-14	209	16.75	23.92	33.01	13.4
Total	384	11.2	27.1	32.3	10.7
P-value		0.00	0.13	0.74	0.53
Sex
Females	212	7.6	69.81	33.02	11.32
Males	172	15.7	76.74	31.4	9.9
P-value		0.01	0.13	0.74	0.64

WAZ = Z-scores for Weight-for-age- calculated when age from 5 to 10 years
HAZ = Z-scores for Length/height-for-age- calculated when age from 5 to 15 years
BAZ = Z-scores for BMI-for-age- calculated when age from 5 to 15 years

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