Fig 1.
Map of Arafundi River and the study location, within Karawari local level government, East Sepik, PNG.
Figures shows the study location within East Sepik (blue circle), modified from Wikimedia Commons, NorPondo [40].
Table 1.
Distribution of age and sex of children in the study.
Fig 2.
Weight-for-height chart of children aged five or less within the Karawari region compared to WHO standards.
Figures shows that 25% children were below -1 SD (Z- scores), 17% children were below -2 SD and 7% children were below -3 SD. The relation between weight and height of the children was statistically significant(r = 0.864 and p<0.001).
Table 2.
Prevalence of acute malnutrition based on weight-for-height z-scores and by sex.
Fig 3.
Weight-for-age chart of children aged five or less within the Karawari region compared to WHO standards.
Figures shows the nutritional status of children on the basis of weight-for-age; 33% of the children were below -1 SD, 33.5% were below -2 SD, and 11.5% below -3 SD. Correlation between weight and age is statistically significant (r = 0.861 and p<0.001).
Table 3.
Prevalence of underweight based on weight-for-age z-scores by sex.
Fig 4.
Height-for-age chart of children aged five or less within the Karawari region compared to WHO standards.
Figures shows the nutritional status of children according to the height-for-age, 25.5% were below -1 SD, 34% were below -2 SD, and 20% were below -3 SD. The height and age of the children had statistically significant relation (r = 0.882 and p<0.001).
Table 4.
Prevalence of stunting based on height-for-age z-scores and by sex.