Height-for- age     Male       Female         Total N % N % N % Total 357 51 342 48.9 699 100% Normal 184 21.2 179 25.6 363 51.9 Mild 99 14.2 102 14.6 201 28.8 Moderate 52 7.4 48 6.9 100 14.3 Sever 22 3.1 13 1.9 35 5

Table 2: Growth status distribution of height-for-age among school children in DebreMarkos and Gozamenworeda, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, June 2013.