Table 12.
Trends in underweight among Ghanaian children by household wealth quintile, 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 | |
|
Wealth |
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|
|
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Poorest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
34,4 |
28.0, 41.4 |
29,3 |
23.9, 35.3 |
30,5 |
25.4, 36.0 |
20,2 |
15.2, 26.3 |
0,017 |
10,231 |
1080 |
| Female |
28,6 |
22.8, 35.2 |
25,2 |
20.3, 30.9 |
28,8 |
23.8, 34.4 |
19.0 |
14.2, 24.8 |
0,077 |
6,838 |
1113 |
|
Poorer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
32,6 |
26.8, 39.0 |
16,8 |
11.8, 23.2 |
23,9 |
18.2, 30.8 |
18,9 |
13.0, 26.7 |
0,001 |
16,434 |
797 |
| Female |
29,3 |
23.5, 35.9 |
23,6 |
17.9, 30.5 |
17,5 |
13.0, 23.1 |
16,6 |
11.7, 23.1 |
0,007 |
12,084 |
810 |
|
Middle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
33,9 |
28.0, 40.5 |
22,5 |
16.7, 29.6 |
22,5 |
16.8, 29.5 |
21,2 |
15.0, 29.2 |
0,009 |
11,491 |
718 |
| Female |
25,6 |
20.0, 32.2 |
15,9 |
11.2, 22.0 |
15,9 |
10.9, 22.5 |
7,7 |
4.0, 14.6 |
0,001 |
17,99 |
673 |
|
Richer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
17,9 |
13.2, 24.0 |
14.0 |
9.2, 20.7 |
19,5 |
13.5, 27.2 |
10,5 |
6.1, 17.5 |
0,132 |
5,619 |
616 |
| Female |
18,8 |
13.9, 24.9 |
19,6 |
13.8, 27.2 |
10,8 |
6.5, 17.5 |
9,5 |
5.7, 15.5 |
0,017 |
10,186 |
615 |
|
Richest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
12,8 |
8.6, 18.7 |
10,2 |
5.8, 17.3 |
11,2 |
6.8, 18.0 |
10,3 |
5.6, 18.4 |
0,871 |
0,711 |
522 |
| Female |
10,1 |
6.2, 15.8 |
9,8 |
5.4, 17.2 |
6,8 |
3.5, 12.5 |
8,8 |
4.4, 17.0 |
0,685 |
1,486 |
498 |
| Total sample | 1970 | 1795 | 2062 | 1615 | 7442 | ||||||