Variables (n=358) Prevalence of Wasted Children No. (%) Over all 101(28.2) Sex of child Boys 43 (24.2) Girls 56 (31.1) Child age groups (in months) 36-47 26 (17) 48-60 73 (35.6)

Table 3: Prevalence of acute malnutrition by sex and age groups among preschool children in Hawassa, 2012.