Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition among 6- to 59-Months-Old Children in Lowland and Highland Areas in Kilosa District, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Child nutritional status in lowland and highland areas.
Location
Overall
value
Lowland
Highland
Prevalence n (%)
n
%
n
%
n
%
Weight-for-Age (WAZ)
Severe underweight
3
1.5
6
4.3
9
2.6
<0.001
Moderate underweight
20
10
25
17.7
45
13.2
Overall underweight
23
11.5
31
22
54
15.8
Normal
177
88.5
110
78
287
84.2
Height-for-Age (HAZ)
Severe stunting
27
13.5
41
29
68
19.9
<0.001
Moderate stunting
55
27.5
50
35.5
105
30.8
Overall stunting
82
41
92
64.5
173
50.7
Normal
118
59
50
35.5
168
49.3
Weight-for-Height (WHZ)
Severe wasting
3
1.5
1
0.7
4
1.2
0.91
Moderate wasting
2
1
1
0.7
3
0.9
Overall wasting
5
2.5
2
1.4
7
2.1
Normal
195
97.5
139
98.6
334
97.9
The continuous variables calculated from HAZ, WHZ, and WAZ, n = number of children with outcome of interest, % is presented as a column.
