From: Child undernutrition in Kenya: trend analyses from 1993 to 2008–09
1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008-09 | |||||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Growth | ||||||||
Wasted | 249 | 8.4 | 255 | 8.7 | 216 | 7.2 | 224 | 7.4 |
Stunted | 1,182 | 39.5 | 1,094 | 37.1 | 1,095 | 36.1 | 1,114 | 36.5 |
Underweight | 615 | 19.7 | 537 | 17.6 | 504 | 16.0 | 471 | 15.0 |
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 2,020 | 60.1 | 1,647 | 51.4 | 1,930 | 59.4 | 1,917 | 60.0 |
Female | 1,343 | 39.9 | 1,559 | 48.6 | 1,320 | 40.6 | 1,281 | 40.0 |
Age | ||||||||
0-5 months | 521 | 15.5 | 523 | 16.3 | 603 | 18.6 | 516 | 16.1 |
6-11 months | 593 | 17.6 | 564 | 17.6 | 615 | 18.9 | 585 | 18.3 |
12-23 months | 1,124 | 33.4 | 1,097 | 34.2 | 1,080 | 33.2 | 1,048 | 32.8 |
24-35 months | 1,126 | 33.5 | 1,021 | 31.9 | 952 | 29.3 | 1,049 | 32.8 |
Province | ||||||||
Nairobi | 157 | 4.7 | 213 | 6.7 | 216 | 6.7 | 181 | 5.6 |
Central | 390 | 11.6 | 296 | 9.2 | 357 | 11.0 | 249 | 7.8 |
Coast | 310 | 9.2 | 263 | 8.2 | 290 | 8.9 | 289 | 9.0 |
Eastern | 668 | 19.9 | 546 | 17.0 | 537 | 16.5 | 514 | 16.1 |
Nyanza | 526 | 15.6 | 641 | 20.0 | 510 | 15.7 | 630 | 19.7 |
Rift-Valley | 769 | 22.9 | 824 | 25.7 | 924 | 28.4 | 927 | 29.0 |
Western | 543 | 16.2 | 423 | 13.2 | 417 | 12.8 | 408 | 12.8 |
Residence | ||||||||
Urban | 430 | 12.8 | 600 | 18.7 | 607 | 18.7 | 591 | 18.5 |
Rural | 2,934 | 87.2 | 2,606 | 81.3 | 2,644 | 81.3 | 2,608 | 81.5 |
Maternal Education | ||||||||
No education | 614 | 18.3 | 339 | 10.6 | 432 | 13.3 | 318 | 9.9 |
Incomplete primary | 1,320 | 39.2 | 1,221 | 38.1 | 1,209 | 37.2 | 1,115 | 34.9 |
Complete primary | 665 | 19.8 | 811 | 25.3 | 914 | 28.1 | 982 | 30.7 |
Incomplete secondary | 670 | 19.9 | 306 | 9.6 | 281 | 8.6 | 283 | 8.8 |
Secondary + | 94 | 2.8 | 528 | 16.5 | 416 | 12.8 | 501 | 15.7 |
Wealth Index | ||||||||
Poorest | 762 | 22.7 | 782 | 24.4 | 752 | 23.1 | 745 | 23.3 |
Poorer | 702 | 20.9 | 663 | 20.7 | 695 | 21.4 | 684 | 21.4 |
Middle | 672 | 20.0 | 606 | 18.9 | 620 | 19.1 | 610 | 19.1 |
Richer | 657 | 19.5 | 581 | 18.1 | 571 | 17.6 | 576 | 18.0 |
Richest | 570 | 16.9 | 573 | 17.9 | 614 | 18.9 | 584 | 18.3 |