Table 2 Anthropometric indices of children and weight gain during facility-based and community-based phase of the MTC program
Facility based Phase | Community–based phase N = 100 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Admission N = 150 | Discharge N = 116 | p-value | |||
WHZ (mean ± SD) | −3.2 ± 1.9 | −2.8 ± 1.1 | 0.001 | −3.1 ± 1.5 | 0.018ǂ |
Severe (%) | 54 | 40 | 52 | ||
Moderate (%) | 46 | 38 | 27 | ||
Normal (%) | – | 22 | 21 | ||
WAZ (mean ± SD) | −4.2 ± 1.2 | −3.8 ± 1.1 | < 0.001 | −4.0 ± 1.1 | 0.001ǂ |
Severe (%) | 84 | 71 | 83 | ||
Moderate (%) | 16 | 26 | 14 | ||
Normal (%) | – | 3 | 3 | ||
Average weight gain/body weight/day (grams) | 3.8 ± 5.9 | 0.6 ± 2.1 | < 0.001ǂ | ||