Table 7.
Trends in stunting 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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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poorest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
51,3 |
44.2, 58.4 |
30,8 |
25.2, 36.9 |
47,2 |
41.2, 53.3 |
32,1 |
25.9, 39.1 |
0,001 |
27,446 |
1031 |
| Female |
37,1 |
30.7, 44.0 |
29,9 |
24.6, 35.8 |
39,7 |
34.1, 45.7 |
26.0 |
20.3, 32.6 |
0,009 |
11,667 |
1081 |
|
Poorer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
44.0 |
37.6, 50.6 |
24,9 |
18.9, 32.2 |
33,8 |
27.1, 41.1 |
34,1 |
26.7, 42.4 |
0,001 |
15,649 |
770 |
| Female |
28.3 |
22.5, 34.9 |
24.0 |
18.3, 30.9 |
29,4 |
23.5, 36.0 |
27,3 |
20.8, 34.9 |
0,671 |
1,549 |
790 |
|
Middle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
37,7 |
31.4, 44.3 |
35,2 |
28.2, 43.0 |
41.0 |
33.6, 48.8 |
32,1 |
24.4, 40.8 |
0,376 |
3,103 |
698 |
| Female |
36,1 |
29.4, 43.1 |
24.5 |
18.6, 31.7 |
32,1 |
25.2, 39.9 |
18.3 |
12.1, 26.8 |
0,002 |
14,387 |
654 |
|
Richer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
31.1 |
24.9, 38.0 |
23.0 |
16.8, 30.8 |
31,2 |
23.7, 39.8 |
20,6 |
14.2, 29.1 |
0,084 |
6,661 |
596 |
| Female |
29.2 |
23.3, 36.0 |
14,8 |
9.7, 21.9 |
23.6 |
16.3, 32.9 |
21.6 |
15.1, 29.8 |
0,016 |
10,285 |
597 |
|
Richest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
18.7 |
13.4, 25.4 |
25,8 |
18.6, 34.7 |
28.5 |
21.3, 37.0 |
23.4 |
14.9, 34.8 |
0,219 |
4,43 |
508 |
| Female |
13.5 |
9.0, 19.9 |
13.9 |
8.3, 22.3 |
16.9 |
11.1, 24.9 |
12.9 |
7.2, 22.2 |
0,841 |
0,834 |
480 |
| Total sample | 1934 | 1754 | 1992 | 1525 | 7205 | ||||||