Prevalence of Malnutrition and Associated Factors among Under-Five Children in Pastoral Communities of Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Overall prevalence of malnutrition among under-five children in Dubti district, Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 840).

Anthropometric indices	Categories	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Weight for height (wasting)	Normal (≥−2WHZ score)	704	83.8
	Moderate wasting (−3 ≤ WHZ score < −2)	88	10.5
	Severe wasting (<−3WHZ score)	48	5.7
	Overall wasting (<−2WHZ score)	136	16.2
Height for age (stunting)	Normal (≥−2HAZ score)	478	56.9
	Moderate stunting (−3 ≤ HAZ score < −2)	222	26.4
	Severe stunting (<−3HAZ score)	140	16.7
	Overall stunting (<−2HAZ score)	362	43.1
Weight for age (underweight)	Normal (≥−2WAZ score)	632	75.2
	Moderate underweight (−3 ≤ WAZ score < −2)	98	11.7
	Severe underweight (<−3WAZ score)	110	13.1
	Overall underweight (<−2WAZ score)	208	24.8