The children ranged in age from 5 to 18 years, with a median of 11 years and the following age structure:5–7 years(16.7%),8–10 years (29.4%),11–13 years(38.1%) and 14–18 years (15.8%);50.9%
were male. Overall mean height was 127.3 cm(range 95–160 cm,SD 14.7 cm )and males were not significantly taller compared to females (p = 0.982). Mean weight of males and females did not differ significantly (p = 0.985)and overall mean weight was 24.9 kg(range 10.5–50.0 kg,SD 7.8 kg).Mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) was on average 17.2 cm(range 10.5–26.0 cm,SD 2.2 cm)and did not differ significantly between the sexes(p = 0.770).Mean over-all body temperature was 36.1 ◦C (range of 34.0–37.8 ◦C, SD 0.6 ◦C) and did not differ between the sexes(p =0.847) or age groups (p = 0.580).