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Table 4 Trends in stunting among Ghanaian children by region, 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

Region

           

Upper

           

Male

36.8

27.8, 47.0

37.3

30.0, 45.2

40,9

31.7, 50.6

26.4

18.8, 35.8

0,331

3.423

550

Female

33.9

25.7, 43.3

28.5

22.0, 36.1

26,7

19.6, 35.2

35.1

25.8, 45.7

0,662

1,588

541

Middle

           

Male

40.0

34.4, 45.9

28.8

22.7, 35.7

35,1

29.3, 41.3

26.4

20.5,33.4

0,006

12.533

926

Female

30.6

25.3 , 36.5

21.3

16.1, 27.7

34.0

28.2, 40.4

22.3

16.8,29.0

0,003

14.227

918

South

           

Male

35.3

30.7, 40.1

27.4

22.9, 32.3

35,2

29.8, 40.9

31.5

25.7, 37.9

0,059

7.452

1312

Female

28.6

24.3, 33.2

23.5

19.5, 28.1

25.1

20.6, 30.3

23.0

18.1, 29.7

0,283

3.807

1378

Accra

           

Male

22.3

15.0, 31.9

21.7

14.1, 31.8

21.9

14.1, 32.3

24.0

13.8, 38.3

0,985

.151

324

Female

14.8

8.8, 23.8

12.2

6.7, 21.3

14,2

7.9, 24.1

14.3

7.8,25.3

0,965

.272

324

Northern

           

Male

50.0

40.9, 59.1

34.2

25.2, 44.6

58,9

50.7, 66.5

33.8

25.8, 43.0

0,001

19.648

491

Female

39.2

30.0, 49.2

35.9

26.0, 47.1

46,8

38.8, 55.0

20.4

13.5, 29.5

0,001

17.451

441