| Malnutrition |
Normal |
Malnourished |
Total |
| Age |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
| 6-12 months |
27 |
7 |
30 |
7.7 |
57 |
15 |
| 13-24 months |
25 |
96 |
14 |
3.8 |
110 |
28.5 |
| 25-37 months |
20.6 |
79 |
10 |
2.7 |
89 |
23.1 |
| 38-50 months |
82 |
21.3 |
4.6 |
18 |
100 |
26.1 |
| 51-59 months |
21 |
5.5 |
7 |
1.9 |
28 |
7.3 |
| Total |
305 |
79.4 |
79 |
20.6 |
384 |
100 |
|
|
|
| X²=1.014E2 PV=0. 000, Significant |
| Table 4: The relation between children age and protein energy malnutrition deficiency, N=384. |
