Dietary mineral supplies in Malawi: spatial and socioeconomic assessment

BMC Nutrition

Table 3 National prevalence of inadequate dietary calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), selenium (Se) or zinc (Zn) supplies at household level

Urban/ rural	Expenditure quintile	Soil type	n	Ca	Fe	Se	Zn
				%
ALL	ALL	ALL	12117	49	18	74	57
ALL	1	ALL	1840	83	45	92	88
	2		2173	65	23	86	73
	3		2331	54	14	81	64
	4		2582	38	10	72	50
	5		3191	22	7	51	28
Urban	ALL	3	2173	30	18	66	49
	1		57	72	58	93	84
	2		135	50	39	90	75
	3		228	45	30	87	76
	4		442	36	19	78	62
	5		1311	22	11	54	35
Rural	ALL	ALL	9944	52	18	75	59
	1		1783	83	45	92	88
	2		2038	66	22	86	73
	3		2103	55	12	81	62
	4		2140	39	8	70	48
	5		1880	22	4	49	23
	ALL	1	2047	51	16	55	49
		2	6523	54	18	82	62
		3	1374	48	21	75	56
	1	1	493	82	37	79	81
	2		450	62	16	67	57
	3		385	51	8	55	44
	4		379	28	5	37	30
	5		340	18	4	25	16
	1	2	1000	85	48	97	92
	2		1297	69	22	93	79
	3		1424	58	13	88	69
	4		1467	43	9	80	54
	5		1335	23	4	55	26
	1	3	290	80	48	93	86
	2		291	61	27	85	72
	3		294	40	14	78	54
	4		294	31	8	67	40
	5		205	18	4	43	18

Percentage of households with dietary supply less than sum of household member Estimated Average Requirements, by urban/rural location, expenditure quintile (1 = poorest, 5 = highest) and soil type (1 = calcareous; 2 = non-calcareous; 3 = undifferentiated)

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