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Table 5 Status of malnutrition in children under 5 years in the NICE cities

From: Nutrition transition, double burden of malnutrition, and urbanization patterns in secondary cities of Bangladesh, Kenya and Rwanda

 

n

Stunting

Wasting

Underweight

Overweight

Dinajpur (BG)

305

15.7%

15.4%

12.5%

3.0%

Rangpur (BG)

273

22.0%

11.0%

7.7%

4.0%

Bungoma (KE)

159

12.6%

8.8%

8.2%

7.5%

Busia (KE)

179

7.8%

13.4%

12.8%

4.5%

Rubavu (RW)

178

46.6%

3.4%

2.8%

10.1%

Rusizi (RW)

191

28.3%

2.1%

2.1%

11.0%

  1. Stunting defined as height-for-age Z-score < -2, wasting defined as weight-for-age Z-score < -2, underweight defined as weight-for-height Z-score < -2 and overweight defined as BMI-for-age Z-score > 2
  2. BG Bangladesh, KE Kenya, RW Rwanda
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