Table 3 Prevalence of acute malnutrition among the sick children seeking care in health facilities by governorate, March 2022
From: Malnutrition among hospitalized children 12–59 months of age in Abyan and Lahj Governorates / Yemen
Governorate | Category of Acute malnutrition | χ2 | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAM | % | SAM | % | GAM | % | |||
Lahj (n = 474) | 84 | 17.7% | 27 | 5.7% | 111 | 23.4% | 0.24 | 0.113 |
Abyan (n = 477) | 60 | 12.6% | 32 | 6.7% | 92 | 19.3% | ||
Category of chronic malnutrition (stunting) | χ2 | P-value | ||||||
Governorate | Moderate stunting | % | Severe stunting | % | Overall stunting | % | ||
Lahj (n = 474) | 103 | 21.7% | 91 | 19.2% | 194 | 41% | 0.42 | 0.117 |
Abyan (n = 477) | 126 | 26.4% | 73 | 15.3% | 199 | 41.7% | ||