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Table 3. Child Nutritional Status as measured by Height-for-Age, Weight-for-Height and Weight-for-Age
Background
Characteristic
Nutritional Status
Height-for-Age
Weight-for-Height
Weight-for-Age
< -3 SD
n(%)
≥-3<-2
≥-2
< -3 SD
≥-3<-2 SD
Sex
Female
39 (6)
64(10)
218 (32)
20(3)
34(5)
267(41)
29(5)
56(9)
236(37)
Male
57(9)
212 (33)
31(5)
263(41)
58(9)
233(36)
Age (Months)
0-12
11(2)
15(2)
120(19)
19(3)
107(17)
10(2)
28(4)
108(17)
13-24
33(5)
88(14)
6(1)
18(3)
125(19)
105(16)
25 & above
72(11)
222(35)
25(4)
298(46)
38(6)
256(40)
# of children in household 1
20(3.0)
37(6)
151(24)
13(2)
26(4)
169(26)
17(3)
30(5)
161(3)
2-3
70(10.8)
75(112)
249(39)
328(51)
40(6)
74(12)
280(43)
4 & above
6(1.0)
8(1)
5(1)
Francis Lwanga et al. Food Security and Nutritional Status of Children Residing in Sugarcane Growing Communities of
East-Central Uganda: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Food Security, 2015, Vol. 3, No. 2, doi: /jfs-3-2-1
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