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Characteristics
Weighted frequencyb
Stunting prevalence (95% CI)
Wasting prevalence (95% CI)
Underweight prevalence (95% CI)
Age (in months):
6–23
3916 (34.3)
33.4 (32.5–34.3)
11.9 (11.3–12.5)
23.0 (22.2–23.8)
24–40
3625 (31.7)
45.4 (44.5–46.3)
4.4 (4.0–4.8)
23.3 (22.5–24.1)
41–59
3879 (34.0)
38.0 (37.1–38.9)
3.7 (3.4–4.1)
20.5 (19.8–21.3)
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
P = 0.017
Sex:
Male
5827 (51.0)
41.5 (40.6–42.4)
8.1 (7.6–8.6)
23.8 (23.0–24.5)
Female
5561 (49.0)
35.9 (35.0–36.8)
5.4 (5.0–5.8)
20.7 (20.0–21.5)
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
Sickle cell status:
Non-sickle cell (HbAA)
8829 (77.3)
38.2 (37.3–39.1)
6.6 (6.1–7.1)
21.8 (21.0–22.6)
Sickle cell and Hb C trait (HbAS, AC)
2440 (21.4)
40 (39.1–40.9)
7.2 (6.7–7.7)
22.9 (22.1–23.7)
Sickle cell disease (HbSS, SC)
151 (1.3)
55.4 (54.5–56.4)
9.1 (8.6–9.7)
38.9 (38.0–39.8)
P = 0.004
P = 0.475
P = 0.006
Household SES:
Richest
4197 (36.8)
22.4 (21.7–23.2)
4.3 (3.9–4.7)
11.5 (10.9–12.0)
Middle-status
3589 (31.4)
40.2 (39.3–41.1)
7.0 (6.5–7.5)
21.7 (20.9–22.4)
Poorest
3634 (31.8)
56.5 (55.5–57.4)
9.4 (8.8–9.9)
35.4 (34.5–36.3)
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
Place of residence:
Urban
5030 (44.0)
28.3 (27.4–29.1)
5.2 (4.8–5.6)
15.4 (14.7–16.1)
Rural
6390 (56.0)
47.1 (46.2–48.0)
8.0 (7.5–8.5)
27.7 (26.8–28.5)
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
Maternal education:
Secondary or higher
4743 (45.5)
22.1 (21.3–22.9)
5.0 (4.5–5.4)
12.0 (11.4–12.6)
Primary
1708 (16.4)
40.7 (39.8–41.7)
5.6 (5.2–6.0)
19.5 (18.7–20.3)
No education
3980 (38.1)
57.1 (56.2–58.1)
9.5 (8.9–10.0)
35.2 (34.3–36.1)
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
Anemic children (Hb < 11 g/dL):
7736 (67.9)
42.7 (41.8–43.7)
7.9 (7.4–8.4)
25.6 (24.8–26.4)
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
P < 0.001
a All P values derived from chi-squared test. Missing data for variables: sex (n = 32), maternal education (n = 989), and anemia (n = 27)b Weighted frequencies were rounded to the nearest integer
