Table 11.
Trends in underweight among Ghanaian children by maternal education, 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 | |
|
Maternal education |
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|
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|
|
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|
|
No education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
36.3 |
31.6, 41.3 |
25.5 |
21.3, 30.4 |
27,8 |
23.6, 32.4 |
20.8 |
16.1, 26.4 |
0,001 |
20.687 |
1560 |
| Female |
28.8 |
24.5, 33.4 |
24.1 |
19.9, 29.0 |
23,6 |
19.7, 28.0 |
15.3 |
11.2, 20.4 |
0,002 |
14,97 |
1545 |
|
Primary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
22.6 |
19.3, 26.2 |
20.0 |
14.7, 26.6 |
21,4 |
16.2, 27.8 |
16.2 |
11.4, 22.4 |
0,256 |
4.048 |
1159 |
| Female |
20.3 |
17.1, 24.0 |
17.3 |
12.2, 23.9 |
14,6 |
10.4, 20.1 |
12.4 |
8.3, 18.1 |
0,057 |
7,531 |
1097 |
|
Some high school+ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
9.7 |
4.4, 19.9 |
14.0 |
10.6, 18.4 |
17,8 |
13.8, 22.7 |
14.5 |
10.6, 19.6 |
0.280 |
3.830 |
1013 |
| Female | 7.4 | 2.8, 18.2 | 17.6 | 13.9, 22.0 | 12,4 | 9.1, 16.7 | 12.2 | 9.0, 16.3 | 0,047 | 7.941 | 1066 |