Table 10.
Trends in underweight among Ghanaian children by region, 0-36 Months 1993 to 2008 with 95% CI
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1993 |
1998 |
2003 |
2008 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | C.I | % | C.I | % | C.I | % | C.I | p | X2 | Total N | |
|
Region |
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Upper |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
36.5 |
27.4, 46.5 |
29.0 |
22.5, 36.5 |
40.6 |
32.2, 49.5 |
23.6 |
15.9, 33.5 |
0,093 |
6,41 |
587 |
| Female |
33.3 |
25.2, 42.6 |
24.1 |
18.1, 31.2 |
21,6 |
15.4, 29.6 |
23.6 |
15.9, 33.6 |
0,257 |
4.044 |
567 |
|
Middle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
24.6 |
19.9, 29.9 |
19.7 |
14.7, 26.0 |
19.0 |
14.6, 24.2 |
12.5 |
8.1, 18.9 |
0,011 |
11,2 |
947 |
| Female |
22.8 |
18.1, 28.3 |
20.6 |
15.5, 26.8 |
17,5 |
13.2, 22.8 |
12.6 |
8.6, 18.1 |
0,028 |
9,074 |
942 |
|
South |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
23,1 |
19.3, 27.4 |
17,7 |
14.0, 22.1 |
18,8 |
14.7, 23.8 |
18,2 |
13.8, 23.6 |
0,195 |
4,697 |
1358 |
| Female |
19.7 |
16.1, 23.9 |
19.2 |
15.6, 23.5 |
14,3 |
10.9, 18.6 |
11.5 |
8.2, 15.9 |
0,006 |
12.438 |
1411 |
|
Accra |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
17.0 |
10.7, 26.0 |
10.6 |
5.6, 19.2 |
13,9 |
7.8, 23.7 |
7.8 |
3.2, 17.8 |
0,278 |
3,852 |
333 |
| Female |
12.5 |
7.0, 21.2 |
11.9 |
6.5, 20.7 |
5,1 |
1.9, 13.0 |
6.5 |
2.7, 15.0 |
0,123 |
5.772 |
337 |
|
Northern |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
46.4 |
37.8, 55.6 |
36.5 |
27.2, 46.9 |
34,1 |
26.9, 42.1 |
23.9 |
17.0, 32.4 |
0,003 |
13,99 |
508 |
| Female | 35.7 | 26.9, 45.7 | 31.5 | 22.2, 42.5 | 32,6 | 25.6, 40.6 | 20.0 | 13.3, 29.0 | 0,067 | 7.151 | 452 |