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Table 5 Use of iron supplementation and malnutrition among women of reproductive age

From: Health and human rights in eastern Myanmar prior to political transition: a population-based assessment using multistaged household cluster sampling

Outcomes

Shan

Bago

Kayin

Mon

Kayah

Tanintharyi

All areas

 

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

Use of Iron Supplementation, any

278 (31.8)

(24.8, 38.8)

163 (50.1)

(42.0, 58.2)

1360 (44.0)

(39.0, 48.9)

70 (36.5)

(19.0, 54.1)

201 (37.5)

(28.5, 46.5)

44 (69.8)

(57.6, 82.0)

2116 (42.2)

(38.7, 45.7)

Use of Iron Supplementation, at least 90 days

26 (3.9)

(1.5, 6.3)

27 (8.2)

(4.0, 12.4)

827 (23.0)

(18.5, 27.5)

32 (15.1)

(-3.1, 33.4)

37 (6.6)

(1.9, 11.4)

19 (30.2)

(8.2, 52.2)

968 (17.1)

(14.3, 19.9)

Malnutrition, women of reproductive age (15-49 y.o.)*

118 (11.9)

(6.5, 17.3)

94 (28.5)

(19.0, 38.0)

468 (17.0)

(13.4, 20.7)

107 (29.1)

(15.1, 43.0)

40 (4.0)

(1.4, 6.6)

24 (28.9)

(18.4, 39.5)

851 (16.7)

(13.9, 19.5)

  1. * MUAC data collected on a total of 5430 women.