Table 3 Anthropometric measurements, child clinical characteristics and child feeding practice among caregivers of children with malnutrition (n鈥�=鈥�409)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage % |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex of child | Male | 287 | 70.2 |
Female | 122 | 29.8 | |
Age of children in months | 0鈥�5 | 33 | 8.4 |
6鈥�23 | 178 | 43.5 | |
24鈥�59 | 198 | 48.1 | |
Caregivers鈥� relation to the child | Mother | 285 | 69.7 |
Father | 54 | 13 | |
Grandmother | 48 | 11.7 | |
Others | 22 | 5.4 | |
Child feeding practice | Low | 168 | 41 |
Medium | 139 | 34 | |
High | 102 | 25 | |
WAZ (weight to age) (underweight) | Yes | 308 | 75.3 |
No | 101 | 24.7 | |
HAZ (height to age) (stunting) | Yes | 255 | 62.3 |
No | 154 | 37.7 | |
WHZ (weight to height) (Wasting) | Yes | 167 | 40.8 |
No | 242 | 59.2 | |
At risk of overweight | Yes | 68 | 16.6 |
No | 341 | 83.4 | |
Overweight | Yes | 47 | 11.5 |
No | 362 | 88.5 | |
Child Illness | Yes | 78 | 19.1 |
No | 331 | 80.9 | |
Acute respiratory infection | Yes | 62 | 15.2 |
No | 347 | 84.8 | |
Diarrhea | Yes | 74 | 18.1 |
No | 335 | 81.9 | |
chronic medical illness (HIV) | Yes | 48 | 11.7 |
No | 361 | 88.3 | |
Child鈥檚 mental health status (ASD, ID, ADHD) | Yes | 28 | 6.8 |
No | 381 | 93.2 |