Effect of Deworming on Health Outcomes among Children Aged 12–59 Months in Tanzania: A Multilevel Mixed Effects Analysis

Table 2

Prevalence of underweight, stunting, and anemia and association with deworming in children.

Health outcome		Frequency N (%)	Deworming N (%)		values
			Yes	No
Stunting					0.001
No	4152 (60.5)		1788 (43.1)	2360 (56.9)
Yes	2711 (39.5)		1057 (39)	1653 (61)
Underweight					0.004
No	5842 (85)		2463 (42.2)	3371 (57.8)
Yes	1033 (15)		387 (37.4)	647 (62.6)
Anemia					<0.001
No	3029 (44.2)		1381 (45.6)	1646 (54.4)
Yes	3823 (55.8)		1460 (38.25)	2358 (61.8)