Table 3: Nutritional Status of under-five children of mothers in agricultural food production.

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Child Weight for age (WAZ)

 

 

Moderate underweight ((<-2Z-Score)

54

24.9

Severe Underweight (<-3Z-Score)

12

5.5

Not Underweight

151

69.6

Mean score = -1.247 ± 1.23

 

 

Child Height for age (HAZ)

 

Moderate Stunting ((<-2Z-Score)

45

20.7

Severely Stunting (<-3Z-Score)

43

19.8

Not Stunted

129

59.5

Mean score = -1.744 ± 1.50

 

 

Child Weight for Height (WHZ)

 

 

Moderate Wasting ((<-2Z-Score)

9

4.1

Severe Wasting (<-3Z-Score)

8

3.7

Not Wasted

200

92.2

Mean score = -0.233 ± 1.32

 

 

Total

217

100