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Table 5 Prevalence of MNDs by SES (%)

From: Burden of micronutrient deficiencies by socio-economic strata in children aged 6 months to 5 years in the Philippines

  

Socio-economic strata (SES)

 
 

Age group (months)

1 low

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 high

Overall mean

Moderate IDA

6-23

20.92

18.67

16.51

14.47

12.57

10.82

9.23

7.80

6.54

5.42

13.13

24-59

4.81

4.43

4.07

3.73

3.42

3.12

2.85

2.60

2.35

2.14

3.54

Severe IDA

6-23

0.26

0.19

0.14

0.10

0.07

0.05

0.03

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.10

VAD

6-23

27.99

26.31

24.68

23.11

21.62

20.17

18.80

17.46

16.19

15.00

21.82

24-59

26.68

24.10

21.66

19.38

17.25

15.28

13.46

11.80

10.28

8.91

18.11

ZnD

6-23

31.51

29.76

28.06

26.42

24.82

23.27

21.78

20.35

18.97

17.65

25.00

24-59

28.72

27.82

26.94

26.08

25.25

24.39

23.57

22.76

21.97

21.20

25.39

  1. Source: Own calculation, based on [19].
  2. Overall mean is higher than mean of SES prevalence due to higher number of children in poorer households. No severe IDA in the 24–59 months age group.
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