Malawi (2010) | Tanzania (2009–10) | Zimbabwe (2000–06) | |||||||
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Height-for-Age | Weight-for-height | Weight-for-age | Height- for-Age | Weight-for-height | Weight-for-age | Height- for-Age | Weight-for-height | Weight-for-age | |
(% below -2SD) | (% below -2SD) | (% below -2SD) | (% below -2SD) | (% below -2SD) | (% below -2SD) | (% below -2SD) | (% below -2SD) | (% below -2SD) | |
Mother’s education level | |||||||||
No education | 50.3 | 4.8 | 15.1 | 44.9 | 6.1 | 18.9 | 33.8 | 7 | 17.6 |
Junior Primary | 46.9 | 0.4 | 12.9 | 46.3 | 6.4 | 17 | 34.5 | 7.3 | 11.6 |
Senior Primary | 42.9 | 3.7 | 11.8 | 41.2 | 4 | 14.7 | 34.1 | 8.2 | 14.2 |
Junior Secondary | 41.7 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 30.4 | 4.9 | 9.6 | 32.5 | 5.1 | 10.9 |
Senior Secondary+ | 29.9 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 16.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Pearson χ2 | 46.9 | 7.6 | 26.1 | 97.1 | 16 | 40 | 14 | 18.1 | 25.4 |
P value | 0.000 | 0.23 | 0.01 | 0.000 | 0.02 | 0.000 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.000 |
Place of Residence | |||||||||
Urban | 38.2 | 2.4 | 10.1 | 30.6 | 5 | 11.5 | 26.6 | 5.2 | 8.4 |
Rural | 45.6 | 4.2 | 12.4 | 44 | 4.8 | 16.6 | 35.1 | 6.8 | 13.5 |
Pearson χ2 | 13.8 | 5.4 | 3 | 79.6 | 0.12 | 20.8 | 25.2 | 3.1 | 18.7 |
P-Value | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.000 | 0.79 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.18 | 0.000 |
Child age | |||||||||
Less than 6 months | 14.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 18.1 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 13.8 | 9.3 | 7.7 |
6-11 months | 25.1 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 24.3 | 9.9 | 14.9 | 23.5 | 9 | 11.4 |
12-23 months | 52.5 | 6.3 | 15.1 | 49.3 | 7 | 18.4 | 38.8 | 6.4 | 12.7 |
24-35 months | 54.1 | 2.3 | 12.8 | 53.2 | 3.3 | 15.6 | 39.8 | 6.7 | 15.5 |
36-47 months | 48.6 | 2.4 | 12.2 | 47.7 | 2 | 15.8 | 39.5 | 4.8 | 11.8 |
48-59 months | 46.1 | 2 | 12 | 37.7 | 3 | 16.9 | 28.5 | 4.5 | 11.6 |
Pearson χ2 | 316.7 | 50.3 | 32 | 401.7 | 99 | 42.2 | 133.1 | 18.6 | 16 |
P-Value | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
Total | |||||||||
44.5 | 3.9 | 12 | 41.4 | 4.8 | 15.6 | 32.9 | 6.4 | 12.2 | |
N | 4, 563 | 4,821 | 3, 473 |