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18Table 11 Nutritional status by sex in percentage of medianNutritional statusDefinitionBoysGirlsN % N %Severe malnutrition Weight for Height < 70% or oedema 5 1.1 9 1.9Moderatemalnutrition70% ≤ Weight for Height < 80% 123 27.8 117 24.7Normal Weight for Height ≥80% 315 71.1 347 73.4TOTAL 443 48.4 473 51.6The statistical analysis shows also, as previously, that there is no significant difference in the prevalence ofmalnutrition between boys and girls (p>0.05). Both boys and girls present equal chances of becomingmalnourished..VI.2.2. Nutritional Status of Children below 6 months83 children aged below 6 months, present in the households at the time of the survey were measured in order todetermine their nutritional status. Among the under 6 months old, 51.8% (43) were boys and 48.2 % (40) weregirls.Table 12 Age distribution of the under 6 monthsAge in month N %0 - -1 12 14.52 18 21.73 17 20.54 24 28.95 12 14.5Total 83 100In the Z-score and percentage of median the analysis of the 83 children, only 67 children were included (somecaretakers did not accept their infants to be measured).According to the Weight for Height index in Z-score, there were no severely malnourished infants, 4 (6.0%) weremoderately malnourished, and 63 (94.0%) had good nutritional status. By Weight for Height index in percentageof the median out of the 67 children, 1(1.5%) infant was severely malnourished, 1(1.5%) moderatelymalnourished and 65 (97.0%) had good nutritional status.‣ Feeding PracticesBreast milk was part of the diet of all infants. 86.7 % of the mothers interviewed practiced exclusivebreastfeeding for their infants, while 13.3% had begun weaning before the child reaches 6 months old.Weaning food was usually composed of sorghum porridge and cow milk when available.