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ments kept by respective FÀsr or reported by parents with the use of
locaI calendars. Loca1 events were used to construct a calendar, for
example, how many months before or after national holydays such as
New-year, Christmas, or Easter did the birth of the child take p1ace.
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3"2.2 Data Ànalvsis
Three anthropometric indicators: weight-f or-Heighr (wt/rit ) ,
Height-for-Àge (gt/ege), and weight-for-Age (wt/ege) were derived from
measured weight,height and estimated age. The indicators rtlere expressed
interms of the Ì,lHO standard f or weight and height. I.ieight-f or-Àge was
expressed as a percentage of the 50th percentile (median) by sex:
%vttll'ge = wo/I,tst x 100, where I^7o was the observed weight and wst the
median for the age and sex of the chiId. Height-for-Age rvas expressed
as percentage of the median in a similar manner.
Perc entage
weight-for-Height was calculated according to the formula: % wtlut =
t'¡o/wh x'100, where l.to was the observed weight and Wh the median for the
weight of a child of the same height and sex.
The respective values of age, sex, health, and socio-economic factors
(independent variables) were either recorded as continuous variables or
descrete variables in coded format.
Four statistical procedures were used: 1. univariaLe analysis of
survey variables was performed to determine the frequency distribution
of the data. 2. The stepwise regression analysis vJas carried out for
dependent variables (wt/Ht, Ht/Age, and l.it/Àge) against independent
variables (study variables) to determine significant regressors of the