Final Report (PDF, 2132K) - Measure DHS
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Weight-for-AgeTable 6.13 shows the percent of children by various standard deviation categories from the meanof the reference population in terms of weight-for-age. Because weight-for-age is a composite indexwhich reflects long term chronic undemutrition and recent acute undcmutrition, it does not provideinformation beyond that already presented in the tables on height-for-age and wcight-for-hcight.Table 6.13Percent Distribution of Children Aged 6-36 Months by Standard DeviationCategory of Weight-for-Age Using the International NCHS/CDC/WHO Reference,According to Background Characteristics, O<strong>DHS</strong>, 1986Standard Deviations from NCHS/CDC/WHO ReferenceNo. ofBackground -3.00 -2.00 -1.00 -0.99 +1.00 +2.00 ChildrenCharacter- or to to to to or Total 6-36istic more -2.99 -1.99 +0.99 +1.99 more Percent MonthsInternationalReference 0.6 1.7 13.6 68.2 13.6 2.3 100.0Sex of ChildMale 5.9 22.3 34.7 35.2 1.8 0.1 100.0 727Female 5.3 22.7 37.1 32.9 1.7 0.3 100.0 660Age of Child6-11 mos. 3.5 13.9 37.0 40.5 4.7 0.3 100.0 31612-23 mos. 6.1 22.5 38.6 31.1 1.3 0.4 100.0 55924-36 mos. 6.4 27.7 32.8 33.4 0.4 0.0 i00.0 512Birth Interval*First Births 10.4 26.0 31.6 31.6 0.0 0.4 I00.0 231< 2 years 5.7 21.6 35.2 36.4 I.i 0.0 100.0 1762-3 years 4.3 23.5 35.4 34.4 2.3 0.I i00.0 7494 years + 5.2 16.5 42.0 33.8 2.2 0.4 I00.0 231Twins 14.1 46.9 23.4 14.1 1.6 0.0 100.0 64ResidenceUrban 3.4 17.9 36.2 40.4 1.8 0.3 100.0 619Rural 7.0 25.8 34.8 30.7 1.6 0.I I00.0 675Riverine 10.8 29.0 40.9 17.2 2.2 0.0 100.0 93EducationNone 4.9 23.2 38.4 32.2 1.0 0.3 I00.0 596Primary 6.6 22.2 34.2 33.5 2.8 0.2 i00.0 468Secondary + 5.6 21.2 33.4 38.4 1.5 0.0 100.0 323Recent Morbidity**Diarrhoea 7.4 30.9 29.8 30.9 i.I 0.0 100.0 94Fever 5.7 20.3 41.5 29.3 3.3 0.0 100.0 365Cough 4.4 24.4 34.2 33.7 2.5 0.8 100.0 123All Children 5.6 22.5 35.8 34.1 1.7 0.2 i00.8 1387* Twins are included in the preceding birth interval statistic; both twins have the sameinterval. Twins are also presented as a separate category.**The reference periods were 2 weeks for diarrhoea and 4 weeks for fever and cough.71