Missed Opportunities for Nutritional Rehabilitation in Children Admitted to Surgical Wards

Table 2

Malnutrition and associated sociodemographic profile.

	Moderate malnutrition	Severe malnutrition	Total malnutrition
Gender
Male	22%	14.8%	36.8%
Female	14%	18.5%	32.5%
Habitat
Urban	13.9%	16.7%	30.6%
Suburban	22.5%	12.5%	35%
Rural	20.5%	16.7%	37.2%
Ward
Surgery	16.7%	17.6%	34.3%
Orthopedics	34.4%	6.3%	40.7%
ENT	7.1%	21.4%	28.5%