Table 4 |
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Malnutrition of schoolchildren in Ouagadougou according to school characteristics |
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Nutritional status (%) |
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School characteristics |
N |
Overweight/obesity |
Thinness |
Stunting |
Anaemia |
Vitamin A deficiency†† |
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School type |
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Public schools |
457 |
6 (1.3) |
64 (14.0) |
44 (9.6) |
204 (44.6) |
64 (52.9) |
|
Private schools |
192 |
9 (4.7) |
25 (13.0) |
13 (6.8) |
58 (30.2) |
3 (5.8) |
|
P value* |
0.009 |
0.740 |
0.241 |
0.001 |
< 0.001 |
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School location |
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Urban schools |
543 |
15 (2.8) |
68 (12.5) |
40 (7.4) |
221 (40.7) |
52 (35.9) |
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Peri-urban schools |
106 |
0 (0.0) |
21 (19.8) |
17 (16.0) |
41 (38.7) |
15 (53.6) |
|
P value* |
0.083 |
0.046 |
0.004 |
0.698 |
0.078 |
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Total |
649 |
15 (2.3) |
89 (13.7) |
57 (8.8) |
262 (40.4) |
67 (38.7) |
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†† On sub-sample only (N = 173) *χ2 test |
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Daboné et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:34 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-34 |
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