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 |