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TÀBIE 7
Frequency prevalence of diarrhea in under 5 year old children two v¡eeks
prior to the survey.
variable Nf Mean Minimum Maximum Median % of children
and S.D. value value with diarrhea
Frequency 2831 0.6 0 5 1 S0 .4
of diarrhea 10.7
f N=number of children in the survey.
TÀBIE 8
Classification of children by lieight-for-Height (wt/r¡t) percentages of
Harvard standard (l{aterlow, 1976) and rneán wt/Ht of ¿hildren.
% wllïl No. and percentages Degree of Malnutrition
of children
(wasting)
>90
90-80
80-70
Under 70
1,695
$s "5%)
880
ß1.1%)
233
(9.2%')
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(1.2i4)
No wasting
Mi Id
(First degree)
Moderate
(Second degree)
Severe
(rnird degree)
Tolal 2,833
Mean (% wt/ut) = 92.4 t 10