Table 5 Categorisation of Undernutrition among Under-fives by Age Group and Sex Distribution in Ekumfi Narkwa
From: Lacking in abundance: undernutrition in a Peri-urban fishing community in Coastal Ghana
N = 250 Frequency (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Factors | HAZ | WAZ | WHZ | |||
Stunted | Normal | Underweight | Normal | Wasted | Normal | |
Age (months) | ||||||
6–11 | 2 (5.4) | 35 (94.6) | 2 (5.4) | 35 (94.6) | 2 (5.4) | 35 (94.6) |
12–23 | 13 (16.7) | 65 (83.3) | 15 (19.2) | 63 (80.8) | 3 (3.8) | 75 (96.2) |
24–35 | 17 (23.6) | 55 (76.4) | 6 (8.3) | 66 (91.7) | 3 (4.2) | 69 (85.8) |
36–47 | 10 (25.6) | 29 (74.4) | 4 (10.3) | 35 (89.7) | 1 (2.6) | 38 (97.4) |
48–59 | 2 (8.3) | 22 (91.7) | 3 (12.5) | 21 (87.5) | 2 (8.3) | 22 (91.6) |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 24 (19.0) | 102 (80.9) | 17 (13.5) | 109 (87.5) | 3 (2.4) | 123 (97.6) |
Female | 20 (16.1) | 104 (83.8) | 13 (10.5) | 111 (89.5) | 8 (6.4) | 116 (93.5) |
Total | 44 (17.6) | 206 (82.4) | 30 (12.0) | 220 (88.0) | 11 (4.4) | 239 (95.6) |