Preparedness to Combat Determinants of Underweight-Based Child Malnutrition in Flood-Affected Areas of Pakistan

Table 2

Prevalence of malnutrition in children of age 5-60 months based on underweight by gender.

	All	Boys	Girls
Prevalence of global malnutrition (<-2 -score)	(75) 25.2%; (20.6-30.4 95% CI)	(38) 24.1%; (18.1-31.3 95% CI)	(37) 26.4%; (19.8-34.3 95% CI)
Prevalence of moderate malnutrition (<-2 -score and ≥-3 -score)	(36) 12.1%; (8.9-16.3 95% CI)	(21) 13.3%; (8.9-19.5 95% CI)	(15) 10.7%; (6.6-16.9 95% CI)
Prevalence of severe malnutrition (<-3 -score)	(39) 13.1%; (9.7-17.4 95% CI)	(17) 10.8%; (6.8-16.6 95% CI)	(22) 15.7%; (10.6-22.6 95% CI)