Table 2

Proportions of malnutrition according to surroundings

Camps (n=2504)Goma (n=854)Masisi (n=929)Kirotshe (n=834)
%<−2SD ht/a2-150 50.940.955.957.7
(95% CI)(48.1, 53.7)(36.2, 45.6)(51.4, 60.4)(53.0, 62.4)
%<−2SD wt/a 27.519.338.235.9
(95% CI)(25.0, 30.0)(15.6, 23.0)(33.8, 42.6)(31.3, 40.5)
%<−2SD wt/ht 1.71.45.83.8
(95% CI)(1.0, 2.05)(0.3, 2.5)(3.7, 7.9)(2.0, 5.6)
%Oedema0.41.810.11.0
(95% CI)(0.1, 0.7)(0.5, 3.1)(7.4, 12.8)(0.0, 2.0)
  • 2-150 ht/a = height for age, wt/a = weight for age, wt/ht = weight for height.