Table 15.
Trends in wasting 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 | |
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Region |
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Upper |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
26.0 |
18.2, 35.7 |
15.6 |
10.6, 22.3 |
21,3 |
14.4, 30.3 |
15.4 |
9.0, 25.0 |
0,243 |
4.179 |
546 |
| Female |
16.8 |
10.9, 25.2 |
10.9 |
6.9, 16.8 |
14,2 |
9.1, 21.4 |
18.0 |
11.8, 26.4 |
0,728 |
1.303 |
537 |
|
Middle |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
14.0 |
10.4, 18.6 |
14.7 |
10.2, 20.5 |
9,9 |
6.8, 14.2 |
11.9 |
7.5, 18.4 |
0,332 |
3,417 |
918 |
| Female |
14.7 |
10.9, 19.6 |
9.9 |
6.4, 15.1 |
9,6 |
6.5, 14.1 |
12.8 |
8.6, 18.7 |
0,247 |
4,141 |
913 |
|
South |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
12.8 |
9.8, 16.5 |
16.3 |
12.8, 20.8 |
11,1 |
8.0, 15.2 |
11.8 |
8.1, 16.9 |
0,165 |
5.099 |
1293 |
| Female |
11.2 |
8.4, 14.7 |
13.1 |
10.0, 16.9 |
11,4 |
8.3, 15.4 |
9.5 |
6.4, 13.8 |
0,508 |
2.326 |
1358 |
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Accra |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
12.9 |
7.5, 21.4 |
6.1 |
2.6, 13.9 |
9,4 |
4.5, 18.6 |
9.5 |
3.9, 214 |
0,481 |
2.471 |
312 |
| Female |
5.7 |
2.4, 13.0 |
7.3 |
3.3, 15.4 |
6,9 |
3.3, 14.0 |
2.8 |
.70, 10.8 |
0,429 |
2.766 |
326 |
|
Northern |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
22.1 |
15.4, 30.7 |
21.2 |
13.9, 30.8 |
9,8 |
6.0, 15.7 |
20.3 |
13.8, 28.8 |
0,056 |
7.566 |
487 |
| Female | 24.2 | 16.6, 33.8 | 15.4 | 8.9, 25.2 | 12.4 | 8.0, 18.8 | 18.2 | 11.9, 26.7 | 0,125 | 5.732 | 441 |