Table 2 Prevalence of stunting, underweight and wasting in Bujenje County
Nutritional status | Sub Counties | Bujenje County n (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Budongo n (%) | Bwijanga n (%) | |||
Stunting (<−2 z-scores) | 71 (27.1) | 123 (33.0) | 194 (30.5) | 0.063 |
Moderate > − 3 to < − 2 z-scores | 55 (20.9) | 91 (24.4) | 146 (23.0) | |
Severe <−3 z-scores | 16 (6.1) | 32 (8.6) | 48 (7.5) | |
Underweight (<−2 z-scores) | 39 (14.8) | 35 (9.4) | 74 (11.6) | 0.044 |
Moderate > − 3 to < −2 z-scores | 30 (11.4) | 31 (8.3) | 61 (9.6) | |
Severe <−3 z-scores | 9 (3.4) | 4 (1.1) | 13 (2.0) | |
Wasting (<−2 z-scores) | 29 (11) | 18 (4.8) | 47 (7.4) | 0.005 |
Moderate (> − 3 to < −2 z-scores) | 24 (9.1) | 14 (3.8) | 38 (6.0) | |
Severe (<−3 z-scores) | 5 (1.9) | 4 (1.1) | 9 (1.4) | |
MUAC | ||||
Severe (< 11.5) | 50 (1.9) | 4 (1.1) | 9 (1.4) | |
Moderate (11.5–12.4) | 19 (7.2) | 16 (4.3) | 35 (5.5) | 0.030 |
At risk (12.5–13.5) | 29 (11.0) | 23 (6.2) | 52 (8.2) | |