Table 5.
Trends in stunting among Ghanaian children by maternal education, 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 | |
|
Maternal education |
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|
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|
|
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|
|
No education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
43.9 |
38.9, 48.9 |
32.3 |
27.5, 37.5 |
41,8 |
36.9, 47.0 |
28.6 |
23.1, 34.8 |
0,001 |
21.362 |
1502 |
| Female |
33.2 |
28.7, 38.1 |
27.4 |
22.9, 32.4 |
37,4 |
32.6, 42.4 |
19.9 |
15.2, 25.7 |
0,001 |
22.930 |
1498 |
|
Primary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
35.1 |
31.2, 39.2 |
33.1 |
26.4, 40.5 |
33,9 |
27.4, 41.1 |
34.7 |
27.8, 42.4 |
0,963 |
.284 |
1125 |
| Female |
28.7 |
25.0, 32.8 |
22.3 |
16.5, 29.4 |
22.6 |
17.3, 29.0 |
24.6 |
18.2, 32.3 |
0.180 |
4.885 |
1073 |
|
Some high school+ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
15.3 |
8.1, 26.8 |
22.1 |
17.8, 27.2 |
34,9 |
29.6, 40.6 |
26.2 |
21.0, 32.1 |
0,001 |
19.950 |
975 |
| Female | 9.6 | 4.1, 21.1 | 19.5 | 15.6, 24.1 | 26,2 | 21.2, 31.8 | 22.7 | 18.3, 27.8 | 0.020 | 9.867 | 1030 |