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Table 1 Regional trends in prevalence of malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women, Uganda 2015–2018

From: Patterns of wasting among pregnant and lactating women in Uganda, 2015–2018: analysis of Nutrition surveillance data

Region

Prevalence (%)

OR (95% CI)

2015

2016

2017

2018

Acholi

1.4

7.3

16

9.6

1.2 (1.2–1.2)

Ankole

24

4.5

2.8

1.7

0.48 (0.47–0.49)

Bukedi

6.0

1.6

0.8

11

1.4 (1.3–1.4)

Bunyoro

7.3

1.3

3.3

6.3

0.95 (0.92–0.97)

Busoga

29

0.7

11

6.1

1.3 (1.3–1.3)

Bugisu

1.1

0.7

5.6

4.0

3.4 (3.2–3.6)

Kampala

77

15

4.1

1.1

0.13 (0.13–0.14)

Karamoja

70

5

16

17

0.55 (0.54–0.55)

Kigezi

1.5

2.8

3.2

0.6

0.66 (0.65–0.67)

Lango

11

14

8.9

28

1.6 (1.6–1.7)

North Central

3.1

5.6

5.3

4.0

0.88 (0.86–0.9)

South Central

0.9

14

5

5.8

0.74 (0.73–0.75)

Teso

6.9

13

6.4

6.2

0.81 (0.80–0.82)

Toro

4.2

7.8

1.1

1.6

0.54 (0.53–0.54)

West Nile

4.4

7.5

3.4

4.9

0.92 (0.9–0.93)

National

4.5

4.9

6.4

17

0.69 (0.69–0.69)