Table 5 Acute malnutrition status of school-age children and adolescents based on sex-specific MUAC-for-age
Age group | Girls | Boys | Both sexes | Overall (Acute malnutrition) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAM (%) | SAM (%) | MAM, (%) | SAM, (%) | MAM, (%) | SAM, (%) | N | ||
5–9 | 107 (14.1) | 23 (3.0) | 181 (21.4) | 76 (8.9) | 288 (17.9) | 99 (6.2) | 1605 | 24.1 |
10–14 | 258 (20.6) | 89 (7.1) | 435 (28.9) | 267 (17.7) | 693 (25.1) | 356 (12.9) | 2760 | 38.0 |
15–19 | 10 (14.9) | 8 (11.9) | 21 (30.9) | 27 (39.7) | 31 (22.9) | 35 (25.9) | 135 | 48.9 |
Total | 375 (18.0) | 120 (5.8) | 637 (26.3) | 370 (15.3) | 1012 (22.5) | 490 (10.9) | 4500 | 33.4 |