Table 4 Prevalence of acute malnutrition among children measuring 67-< 140 cm, by duration of stay in camp, Bulo Bacte, Dagahaley refugee camp, Dadaab, Kenya, August 2011
Height | Degree of malnutrition | Duration of stay in camp at survey date | Cochran-Armitage test-for-trend | Overall% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<3 months | 3-6 months | >6 months | (n/N) | |||
% (n/N) | % (n/N) | % (n/N) | ||||
67 - <110 cm | Severe acute malnutrition | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.19 | 3.0 |
(110/3441) | (71/2359) | (19/949) | p = 0.09 | (212/7144) | ||
Global acute malnutrition | 15.4 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 1.31 | 13.4 | |
(529/3441) | (279/2359) | (89/949) | p < 0.001 | (956/7144) | ||
67 - <87 cm | Severe acute malnutrition | 6.6 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 1.23 | 6.0 |
(93/1403) | (55/935) | (16/402) | p = 0.06 | (173/2893) | ||
Global acute malnutrition | 25.6 | 22.2 | 18.1 | 1.23 | 23.6 | |
(359/1403) | (207/935) | (73/402) | p = 0.001 | (682/2893) | ||
87 - <110 cm | Severe acute malnutrition | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.03 | 0.9 |
(17/2038) | (16/1424) | (3/547) | p = 0.89 | (39/4251) | ||
Global acute malnutrition | 8.3 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 1.61 | 6.4 | |
(170/2038) | (72/1424) | (16/547) | p < 0.001 | (274/4251) | ||
110- < 140 cm | Mid-upper arm circumference < 140 mm | 11.0 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 1.29 | 9.8 |
(193/1749) | (109/1189) | (28/454) | p = 0.002 | (353/3597) | ||