Table 8 Trends in underweight among Ghanaian children by age, 0-36 Months 1993 to 2008 with 95% CI
1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | % | C.I | % | C.I | % | C.I | % | C.I | p | X 2 | Total N |
Age | |||||||||||
0-5 | |||||||||||
Male | 16,9 | 12.2, 23.0 | 11,8 | 7.6, 17.8 | 11.0 | 7.0, 16.9 | 9.9 | 6.0, 16.0 | 0.180 | 4.891 | 686 |
Female | 16,9 | 12.3, 22.8 | 10.8 | 6.7, 16.9 | 7.9 | 4.7, 12.9 | 8.3 | 4.5, 14.6 | 0,026 | 9.269 | 662 |
6-11 | |||||||||||
Male | 22.8 | 17.2, 29.5 | 19.5 | 13.8, 26.9 | 26.4 | 20.0, 34.1 | 19.2 | 12.8, 27.7 | 0,375 | 3.110 | 648 |
Female | 19.9 | 14.5, 26.7 | 17.4 | 12.1, 24.3 | 19.2 | 14.2, 25.5 | 14.4 | 9.3, 21.7 | 0,635 | 1.709 | 693 |
12-23 | |||||||||||
Male | 28.8 | 24.3, 33.9 | 23.9 | 19.4, 29.0 | 27.0 | 22.3, 32.2 | 17.8 | 13.2, 23.7 | 0,013 | 10.793 | 1298 |
Female | 24.8 | 20.3, 30.1 | 24.0 | 19.5, 29.2 | 19,6 | 15.5, 24.5 | 16.7 | 12.7, 21.8 | 0,055 | 7.613 | 1226 |
24-35 | |||||||||||
Male | 33.9 | 28.7, 39.5 | 19.4 | 14.9, 24.8 | 22,3 | 17.7, 27.7 | 18.9 | 14.2, 24.7 | 0,001 | 22.797 | 1101 |
Female | 27.2 | 22.5, 32.6 | 21.9 | 17.3, 27.5 | 18,6 | 14.4, 23.5 | 10.8 | 7.3, 15.7 | 0,001 | 21.961 | 1128 |