Variable                 Malnutrition Stunting Underweight Wasting r r r Age of child  0.23*  0.03  0.07 Education of caretakers  0.07  0.02  0.00 Energy intake 4-7years -0.37* -0.40* -0.29* 8-11 years Boys -0.92*** -0.58** -0.53** Girls -0.49** -0.45** -0.36* Variety of foods -0.93*** -0.88*** -0.71*** Vaccination Girls -0.49** -0.64** -0.34* Boys -0.72*** -0.69** -0.38* Morbidity Diarrhea  0.88***  0.90***  0.53** Cough/colds  0.39*  0.50**  0.45** Duration of stay in the orphanage  0.52**  0.63**  0.29* Hygiene practice Bathing -0.66** -0.49**  0.00 Brushing teeth -0.06 -0.05  0.00 Washing hands(with soap) -0.92*** -0.58** -0.51** KEY: p<0.05*: p<0.01**: p<0.001*** *p-values were significant at p<0.05, ** p-values were significant at p<0.01 and ***p-values were significant at p<0.001. p-values that are not starred were not significant at p<0.05.

Table 5: Correlation coefficient between various factors and malnutrition among orphanage children.