Table 17.
Trends in wasting 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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|
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Poorest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
14,8 |
10.3, 20.7 |
24.0 |
18.9, 30.1 |
11,6 |
8.3, 16.0 |
13,9 |
9.6, 19.8 |
0,003 |
14,036 |
1016 |
| Female |
17,6 |
12.9, 23.5 |
14,5 |
10.6, 19.5 |
15,8 |
11.9, 20.7 |
15,9 |
11.6, 21.5 |
0,844 |
0,823 |
1075 |
|
Poorer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
16,4 |
12.0, 21.9 |
13,4 |
8.9, 19.8 |
16.0 |
11.4, 22.1 |
15,1 |
9.6, 22.9 |
0,848 |
0,806 |
759 |
| Female |
18.0 |
13.3, 24.0 |
15,3 |
10.6, 21.6 |
7,8 |
4.8, 12.5 |
12,5 |
8.1, 18.8 |
0,021 |
9,712 |
777 |
|
Middle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
21,5 |
16.5, 27.5 |
15,6 |
10.7, 22.1 |
9,6 |
6.0, 14.9 |
19,6 |
13.2, 27.9 |
0.010 |
11,348 |
692 |
| Female |
14.6 |
10.3, 20.3 |
8.0 |
4.8, 13.0 |
8.0 |
4.8, 13.1 |
11,5 |
6.5, 19.6 |
0.100 |
6,251 |
646 |
|
Richer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
14,4 |
10.0, 20.1 |
11,4 |
7.0, 18.0 |
11,6 |
7.0, 18.5 |
9,2 |
5.2, 15.9 |
0,523 |
2,245 |
592 |
| Female |
10.3 |
6.7, 15.4 |
9,4 |
5.5, 15.7 |
9.1 |
5.2, 15.6 |
8.1 |
4.4, 14.3 |
0,891 |
0,624 |
597 |
|
Richest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
9.0 |
5.5, 14.4 |
5,7 |
2.6, 11.8 |
6,5 |
3.2, 12.7 |
6.0 |
2.5, 13.8 |
0,638 |
1,693 |
497 |
| Female |
5,8 |
3.0, 10.8 |
8,7 |
4.5, 16.1 |
11,6 |
7.0, 18.5 |
6,4 |
2.9, 13.7 |
0,285 |
3,788 |
480 |
| Total sample | 1913 | 1742 | 1957 | 1519 | 7131 | ||||||