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Table 12 Trends in underweight among Ghanaian children by household wealth quintile, 0-36 Months 1993 to 2008 with 95% CI

From: An analysis of socio-demographic patterns in child malnutrition trends using Ghana demographic and health survey data in the period 1993–2008

 

1993

1998

2003

2008

   
 

%

C.I

%

C.I

%

C.I

%

C.I

p

X 2

Total N

Wealth

           

Poorest

           

Male

34,4

28.0, 41.4

29,3

23.9, 35.3

30,5

25.4, 36.0

20,2

15.2, 26.3

0,017

10,231

1080

Female

28,6

22.8, 35.2

25,2

20.3, 30.9

28,8

23.8, 34.4

19.0

14.2, 24.8

0,077

6,838

1113

Poorer

           

Male

32,6

26.8, 39.0

16,8

11.8, 23.2

23,9

18.2, 30.8

18,9

13.0, 26.7

0,001

16,434

797

Female

29,3

23.5, 35.9

23,6

17.9, 30.5

17,5

13.0, 23.1

16,6

11.7, 23.1

0,007

12,084

810

Middle

           

Male

33,9

28.0, 40.5

22,5

16.7, 29.6

22,5

16.8, 29.5

21,2

15.0, 29.2

0,009

11,491

718

Female

25,6

20.0, 32.2

15,9

11.2, 22.0

15,9

10.9, 22.5

7,7

4.0, 14.6

0,001

17,99

673

Richer

           

Male

17,9

13.2, 24.0

14.0

9.2, 20.7

19,5

13.5, 27.2

10,5

6.1, 17.5

0,132

5,619

616

Female

18,8

13.9, 24.9

19,6

13.8, 27.2

10,8

6.5, 17.5

9,5

5.7, 15.5

0,017

10,186

615

Richest

           

Male

12,8

8.6, 18.7

10,2

5.8, 17.3

11,2

6.8, 18.0

10,3

5.6, 18.4

0,871

0,711

522

Female

10,1

6.2, 15.8

9,8

5.4, 17.2

6,8

3.5, 12.5

8,8

4.4, 17.0

0,685

1,486

498

Total sample

1970

 

1795

 

2062

 

1615

   

7442