From: Malnutrition among hospitalized children 12–59 months of age in Abyan and Lahj Governorates / Yemen
Item | Acute malnutrition | Well nourished | Total | Prevalence of acute malnutrition | X2 | P-value | |
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Governorate | Lahj Abyan | 111 91 | 363 386 | 474 477 | 23.4% 19.1% | 0.27 | 0.113† |
Sex | Male Female | 116 86 | 344 405 | 460 491 | 25.2% 17.5% | 8.42 | 0.004†* |
Type of the Health facility | Hospital PHC centers | 137 65 | 415 334 | 552 399 | 24.8% 16.3% | 10 | 0.002†* |
Residency | Resident | 150 | 563 | 713 | 21% | 0.07* | 0.784 |
Non-resident | 52 | 186 | 238 | 21.8% | |||
Monthly family income | Enough | 26 | 87 | 113 | 23% | 0.24 | 0.625 |
Not enough | 176 | 662 | 838 | 21% | |||
Availability of drinking water in the house | available | 193 | 716 | 909 | 21.2% | 1* | 0.551 |
Not available | 9 | 33 | 42 | 21.4% |