Table 13.
Trends in wasting among Ghanaian children by age, 0-36 Months 1993 to 2008 with 95% CI
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1993 |
1998 |
2003 |
2008 |
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| Variables | % | C.I | % | C.I | % | C.I | % | C.I | p | X2 | Total N |
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Age |
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0-5 |
|
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|
|
|
|
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| Male |
17,5 |
12.6, 23.8 |
18.1 |
12.5, 25.4 |
13.5 |
8.7, 20.2 |
19.3 |
12.8, 28.1 |
0,534 |
2.188 |
616 |
| Female |
17,3 |
12.5, 23.3 |
11.0 |
6.8, 17.5 |
18.0 |
12.5, 25.3 |
17.8 |
11.6, 26.2 |
0,333 |
3.407 |
614 |
|
6-11 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
22.0 |
16.5, 28.8 |
23.7 |
17.3, 31.7 |
20.0 |
14.1, 27.7 |
24.1 |
16.8, 33.3 |
0.850 |
.799 |
620 |
| Female |
18.3 |
13.1, 25.0 |
21.3 |
15.4, 28.7 |
19.2 |
14.1, 25.5 |
19.7 |
13.6, 27.6 |
0,921 |
.492 |
674 |
|
12-23 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
16.7 |
13.1, 21.1 |
14.4 |
10.8, 18.9 |
11.0 |
8.0, 15.0 |
12.9 |
8.8, 18.6 |
0,171 |
5.009 |
1261 |
| Female |
13.7 |
10.2, 18.2 |
12.2 |
8.8, 16.5 |
9,1 |
6.2, 13.3 |
10.9 |
7.6, 15.3 |
0,351 |
3.278 |
1191 |
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24-35 |
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|
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|
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| Male |
8.8 |
6.0, 12.8 |
9.0 |
5.9, 13.5 |
6,2 |
3.9, 9.6 |
4.7 |
2.7, 8.2 |
0,179 |
4.903 |
1059 |
| Female | 8.5 | 5.8, 12.2 | 5.5 | 3.2, 9.2 | 3,5 | 1.9, 6.4 | 3.5 | 1.7, 7.1 | 0,038 | 8.448 | 1096 |