Table 4 Characteristics of analysis-eligible anthropometric surveys from South Sudan. Medians are reported unless noted. Numbers in parentheses indicate the interquartile range
Characteristic | Overall | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eligible surveys (N) | 175 | 55 | 57 | 52 | 11 |
Percentage using a cluster sampling design | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Sample size | 530 (207 to 949) | 532 (251 to 790) | 523 (325 to 881) | 526 (207 to 949) | 545 (466 to 768) |
GAM prevalence (weight-for-height + oedema), % | 17.8 (5.3 to 35.5) | 17.8 (5.9 to 33.7) | 18.2 (5.3 to 34.6) | 17.3 (7.5 to 35.5) | 14.2 (5.9 to 25.7) |
SAM prevalence (weight-for-height + oedema), % | 3.8 (0.4 to 12.0) | 4.1 (0.4 to 10.6) | 3.9 (1.0 to 11.0) | 3.8 (0.6 to 12.0) | 3.6 (0.9 to 7.1) |
GAM prevalence (MUAC + oedema), % | 8.6 (0.8 to 26.3) | 6.9 (0.8 to 22.5) | 9.3 (2.4 to 19.5) | 9.1 (3.6 to 26.3) | 7.5 (2.8 to 23.4) |
SAM prevalence (MUAC + oedema), % | 1.2 (0.0 to 7.3) | 1.2 (0.0 to 4.8) | 1.2 (0.2 to 7.3) | 1.1 (0.2 to 7.2) | 0.9 (0.0 to 2.9) |
Percentage of flagged observations | 0.4 (0.0 to 4.3) | 0.5 (0.0 to 2.4) | 0.6 (0.0 to 4.3) | 0.4 (0.0 to 3.9) | 0.3 (0.0 to 1.4) |