Parameters

Districts (Mean ± SE)

Overall

N = 480

P-value

Alamata

N = 60

Atsbie- Wemberta N = 60

Degua Tembien

N = 60

Enderta

N = 60

Ganta Afeshume

N = 60

Mekelle area

N = 60

Offla

N = 60

WKA

N = 60

MAASM (months)

6.9 ± 0.21^d

8.0 ± 0.12^bc

7.7 ± 0.15^c

6.8 ± 0.11^de

9.0 ± 0.18^a

7.5 ± 0.09^c

6.4 ± 0.18^e

8.3 ± 0.08^b

7.5 ± 0.66

<0.001

FAASM (months)

6.1 ± 0.16^f

9.5 ± 0.19^b

8.0 ± 0.19^cd

8.5 ± 0.16^c

7.9 ± 0.21^d

8.5 ± 0.13^c

7.1 ± 0.23^e

11.0 ± 0.08^a

8.3 ± 0.09

<0.001

ALI (months)

8.8 ± 0.14^a

8.0 ± 0.13^cd

8.3 ± 0.17^bc

8.6 ± 0.15^ab

8.4 ± 0.12^bc

6.9 ± 0.15^f

7.3 ± 0.13^e

7.8 ± 0.10^d

8.0 ± 0.05

<0.001

ARLT (years)

11.0 ± 0.16^a

9.2 ±0.14^c

9.7 ± 0.27^b

7.6 ± 0.15^e

9.9 ± 0.22^b

10.8 ± 0.09^a

8.6 ± 0.12^d

9.8 ± 0.17^b

9.6 ± 0.08

<0.001

AAW (months)

3.1 ± 0.03^b

3.0 ± 0.03^bc

3.1 ± 0.04^bc

3.2 ± 0.17^ab

3.0 ± 0.01^bc

3.0 ± 0.03^bc

2.9 ± 0.03^c

3.4 ± 0.03^a

3.1 ± 0.02

<0.001

MMAA (months)

10.6 ± 0.07^c

10.7 ± 0.17^c

11.9 ± 0.52^a

11.6 ± 0.15^ab

11.1 ± 0.15^bc

9.2 ± 0.20^d

10.9 ± 0.32^bc

11.6 ± 0.11^ab

10.9 ± 0.09

<0.001