Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and nutritional status of SAM children admitted at FHCSH from 2016 to 2019, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 476)
Variables | Categories | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age in month | < 24 | 345 (72.5) |
≥24 | 131 (27.5) | |
Sex of the child | Male | 245 (51.5) |
Female | 231 (48.5) | |
Residence | Urban | 155 (32.6) |
Rural | 321 (67.4) | |
Type of SAM (N = 472) | Marasmus | 278 (58.9) |
Kwashiorkor | 130 (27.5) | |
marasmus-kwash | 64 (13.6) | |
WHZ (n = 470) | Z-score ≥ −3 | 182 (38.7) |
Z-score < − 3 | 288 (61.3) | |
HAZ (n = 471) | Z-score < −3 | 246 (52.2) |
Z-score ≥ −3 | 225 (47.8) | |
WAZ (n = 470) | Z-score < −3 | 150 (31.9) |
Z-score ≥ −3 | 320 (68.1) |