Table 2.
Prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (C.I.) in stunting among Ghanaian children ages 0 to 36 months, by age and sex, 1993 to 2008
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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 |
|
Age |
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0-5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
15.0 |
10.5, 21.0 |
7,5 |
4.4, 12.6 |
15,9 |
10.8, 22.8 |
9.1 |
4.7, 17.0 |
0,058 |
7.467 |
633 |
| Female |
12.8 |
8.8, 18.2 |
8.3 |
4.7, 14.1 |
11.0 |
6.8, 17.3 |
5.2 |
2.4, 11.0 |
0,139 |
5.486 |
626 |
|
6-11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
16.0 |
11.4, 22.1 |
12.2 |
7.7, 18.7 |
23.7 |
17.3, 31.5 |
16.9 |
11.2, 24.6 |
0,062 |
7.350 |
635 |
| Female |
12.1 |
7.9, 18.1 |
12.8 |
8.4, 19.0 |
13.9 |
9.7, 19.6 |
11.5 |
6.7, 19.1 |
0,923 |
.482 |
673 |
|
12-23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
45.4 |
40.1, 50.7 |
35.8 |
30.6, 41.5 |
43,2 |
37.7, 48.8 |
37.0 |
30.7, 48.8 |
0.040 |
8.320 |
1267 |
| Female |
32.3 |
27.2, 37.9 |
25.4 |
20.7, 30.8 |
34,2 |
28.8, 40.0 |
29.3 |
23.9, 35.5 |
0,096 |
6.351 |
1199 |
|
24-35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
55.1 |
49.2, 60.7 |
40.4 |
34.2, 46.8 |
49,9 |
43.7, 56.0 |
38.4 |
32.0, 45.3 |
0,001 |
19.453 |
1068 |
| Female | 47.6 | 42.0, 53.3 | 34.5 | 28.8, 40.7 | 44,3 | 38.4, 50.4 | 29.1 | 23.3, 35.8 | 0,001 | 23.155 | 1104 |