Table 3: nutritional status of index children aged 12 - 59 months based on MUAC

 

 

CIMCI implementing

LGA

N = 285

NON-CIMCI LGA

N = 224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 MUAC

<11.5cm

11.5<12.5cm

>12.5cm

 

<11.5cm

11.5<12.5cm

>12.5cm

 

 

Severe

Moderate

Normal

Total

Severe

Moderate

Normal

Total

Age in months

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

    12-23

1(1.6)

3 (4.9)

57 (93.4)

61 (100.0)

5 (6.7)

15 (20.0)

55 (73.3)

75 (100.0)

    24-35

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

114(100.0)

114(100.0)

5 (7.1)

11(15.7)

54 (77.2)

70 (100.0)

    36-47

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

55 (100.0)

55 (100.0)

1 (2.3)

0 (0.0)

42 (97.7)

43 (100.0)

    48-59

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

55 (100.0)

55 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

36(100.0)

36 (100.0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sex

 

< 12.5cm

≥12.5cm

 

 

< 12.5cm

≥12.5cm

 

    Male

 

3 (1.8)

163 (98.2)

166(100.0)

 

10 (8.7)

105(91.3)

115(100.0)

   Female

 

1 (0.8)

118 (99.2)

119(100.0)

 

6 (5.5)

103 94.5)

109(100.0)

     MUAC = Mid- upper arm circumference, CIMCI=Community Integrated Management of Childhood Illness, LGA= Local Government Area