Preparedness to Combat Determinants of Underweight-Based Child Malnutrition in Flood-Affected Areas of Pakistan

Table 3

Prevalence of acute malnutrition based on weight-for-age (underweight) -score and by gender.

	All	Boys	Girls
Prevalence of global malnutrition (<-2 -score)	(153) 23.3%; (20.2-26.7, 95% C.I)	(81) 21.8%; (17.5-26.3, 95% C.I.)	(72) 25.3%; (20.6-30.6, 95%C.I.)
Prevalence of moderate malnutrition (<-2 -score and ≥-3 -score)	(108) 16.5%; (13.8-19.5, 95%C.I.)	(60) 16.2%; (12.8-20.3, 95% C.I.)	(48) 16.8%; (12.9-21.6, 95%C.I.)
Prevalence of severe malnutrition (<-3 -score)	(45) 6.9%; (5.2-9.1, 95%C.I.)	(21) 5.7%; (3.7-8.7, 95%C.I.)	(24) 8.4%; (5.7-12.2, 95%C.I.)