Table 1

Characteristics of children aged below 60 months with severe malnutrition during 2 peak malnutrition periods.
Age group
 HIV-positive children n = 123
 HIV-uninfected children n = 192
 Total
Months
 Male
 Female
 Male
 Female
0–5.9
 1
 2
 4
 4
 11
6–11.9
 15
 8
 21
 14
 58
12–23.9
 36
 21
 66
 37
 160
24–35.9
 17
 8
 19
 6
 50
36–47.9
 4
 4
 6
 6
 20
48–59.9
 2
 5
 5
 4
 16
Total
 75
 48
 121
 71
 315

Bachou et al. Nutrition Journal 2006 5:27   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-27