| Malnutrition |
Normal |
Malnourished |
Total |
| Gender |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
| Male |
147 |
38.3 |
48 |
12.5 |
195 |
50.8 |
| Female |
158 |
41.1 |
31 |
8.1 |
189 |
27 |
| Total |
305 |
79.4 |
79 |
20.6 |
384 |
100 |
|
|
|
| X²=3.962 PV=0. 047, Significant |
| Table 3: The relation between Gender and protein energy malnutrition deficiency, N=384. |
