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Table 2 Nutritional status of children and their mothers by pace or residence, in Haramaya District, Eastern Ethiopia, 2013

From: Prevalence and risk factors for under nutrition among children under five at Haramaya district, Eastern Ethiopia

  

Urban

Rural

Total

  

Frequency

percentage

frequency

percentage

frequency

percentage

Wasting status

Not wasted

215

90.7

491

88.6

706

89.3

 

Wasted

22

9.3

63

11.4

85

10.7

 

Total

237

100

554

100

791

100

Stunting status

Not stunted

164

69.2

265

47.8

429

54.2

 

Stunted

73

30.8

289

52.2

362

45.8

 

Total

237

100

554

100

791

100

Underweight status

Not underweight

193

81.4

432

78

625

79

Underweight

44

18.6

122

22

166

21

 

Total

237

100

554

100

791

100

Mothers Nutritional status

Overweight(BMI > 25)

35

15.2

18

3.2

53

68

Normal (BMI 18.5-24.9)

177

76.6

437

78.9

614

78.2

Underweight (BMI < 18.5)

19

8.2

99

17.9

118

15

Total

231

100

554

100

785

100