Table 3

Proportions of malnutrition according to age and surroundings

CampsGomaMasisiBulenga
Age 6–11 months n=208 n=97 n=96 n=110
%<−2SD ht/a3-150 22.18.232.323.6
(95% CI)(14.1, 30.1)(0.5, 15.9)(19.1, 45.5)(12.4, 34.8)
%<−2SD wt/a 19.26.224.012.7
(95% CI)(11.6, 26.8)(0.0, 13.0)(11.9, 36.1)(3.9, 21.5)
%<−2SD wt/ht 3.80.07.32.7
(95% CI)(1.0, 7.5)(0.0, 14.7)(0.0, 7.0)
%Oedema0.50.12.10.0
(95% CI)(0.0, 1.9)(0.0, 3.8)(0.0, 6.2)
Age 12–23 months n=490 n=218 n=198 n=176
%<−2SD ht/a52.744.044.452.3
(95% CI)(46.4, 59.0)(34.7, 53.3)(34.6, 54.2)(41.9, 62.7)
%<−2SD wt/a28.620.237.930.7
(95% CI)(22.9, 34.3)(12.7, 27.7)(28.3, 47.5)(21.1, 40.3)
%<−2SD wt/ht2.02.87.66.8
(95% CI)(0.2, 3.8)(0.0, 5.9)(2.4, 12.8)(1.5, 12.1)
%Oedema0.61.85.61.1
(95% CI)(0.0, 1.6)(0.0, 4.3)(1.1, 10.1)(0.0, 3.3)
Age 24–35 months n=429 n=208 n=249 n=211
%<−2SD ht/a52.740.955.451.7
(95% CI)(46.0, 59.4)(31.5, 50.3)(46.7, 64.1)(42.2, 61.2)
%<−2SD wt/a27.019.736.940.8
(95% CI)(21.1, 32.9)(12.1, 27.3)(28.4, 45.4)(31.4, 50.2)
%<−2SD wt/ht1.40.54.82.8
(95% CI)(0.0, 3.0)(0.0, 1.9)(1.0, 8.6)(0.0, 5.9)
%Oedema0.20.511.62.4
(95% CI)(0.0, 0.8)(0.0, 1.9)(6.0, 17.2)(0.0, 5.3)
Age 36–47 months n=443 n=179 n=194 n=168
%<−2SD ht/a65.944.163.970.8
(95% CI)(59.7, 72.1)(33.8, 54.4)(54.3, 73.5)(61.1, 80.5)
%<−2SD wt/a32.721.837.638.7
(95% CI)(26.5, 38.9)(13.2, 30.4)(28.0, 47.2)(28.3, 49.1)
%<−2SD wt/ht1.11.75.22.4
(95% CI)(0.0, 2.5)(0.0, 4.4)(0.8, 9.6)(0.0, 5.7)
%Oedema0.91.715.50.0
(95% CI)(0.0, 2.1)(0.0, 4.4)(8.3, 22.7)
Age 48–59 months n=934 n=152 n=192 n=169
%<−2SD ht/a48.553.371.979.9
(95% CI)(44.0, 53.0)(42.1, 64.5)(62.9, 80.9)(71.4, 88.4)
%<−2SD wt/a26.423.047.947.3
(95% CI)(22.4, 30.4)(13.5, 32.5)(37.9, 57.9)(36.7, 57.9)
%<−2SD wt/ht1.41.35.24.1
(95% CI)(0.3, 2.5)(0.0, 3.8)(0.8, 9.6)(0.0, 8.3)
%Oedema0.23.911.50.6
(95% CI)(0.0, 0.6)(0.5, 8.3)(5.1, 17.9)(0.0, 2.2)
  • 3-150 ht/a = height for age, wt/a = weight for age, wt/ht = weight for height.