Table 6 Slope and relative indices of inequality for selected maternal and child health outcomes
From: Inequities in maternal and child health outcomes and interventions in Ghana
Indicator | 95% CI# | 95% CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SII | Lower | Upper | RII | Lower | Upper | |
IMR | -11.9 | -71.9 | 48.2 | 0.24 | -1.44 | 0.96 |
U5MR | -46.5 | -117 | 24.1 | -0.58 | -1.46 | 0.30 |
Perinatal mortality rate | 17.2 | -52.4 | 86.8 | 0.44 | -1.34 | 2.23 |
Stunting | -25.3* | -39.5 | -11.1 | -0.90 | -1.04 | -0.29 |
Underweight | -15.4* | -22.5 | -8.3 | -1.12 | -1.32 | -0.49 |
Wasting | -4.6 | -10.9 | 1.8 | -0.54 | -1.28 | 0.21 |
Anaemia in children | -32* | -52.7 | -11.3 | -0.41 | -0.68 | -0.14 |
ARI in children | -1.8 | -10.2 | 6.7 | -0.33 | -1.85 | 1.23 |
Diarrhoea in children | -16.4* | -27.3 | -5.6 | -0.82 | -1.38 | -0.28 |
BMI < 18.5 (thin) | -12.2* | -21.9 | -2.5 | -1.42 | -2.55 | -0.29 |
BMI 25-29.9 (overweight) | 24.5* | 5.2 | 44.6 | 1.18 | 0.25 | 2.15 |
BMI ≥ 30 (obese) | 23.0* | 10.7 | 35.3 | 2.47 | 1.15 | 3.38 |
Anaemia in women | -9.9* | -18.4 | -1.3 | -0.17 | -0.31 | -0.02 |