Table 1 Nutritional status of children between 6 and 23 months in Bahi district expressed as percentages and the corresponding standard deviation
6-8 months (n = 100) | 9-11 months (n = 100) | 12-23 months (n = 200) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Status | Percentage | SD | Percentage | SD | Percentage | SD |
Stunting (HAZ scores < −2) | 30 | 0.7 | 41 | 0.7 | 40.5 | 0.7 |
Underweight (at Z scores <−2) | 9 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.5 |
Wasting (at Z scores <−2) | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
Overweight (at Z scores <−2) | 19 | 0.8 | 41 | 0.5 | 19 | 0.5 |