Table 3 Prevalence of anemia by age and region
Region total (95% CI) | Characteristic age (Years) | Sample size (n) | Prevalence of anemia % (Weighted) | Prevalence of anemia % (Unweighted) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(95% Confidence interval) | (95% Confidence interval) | ||||
Western | 6 months<age<1 | 21 | 90·3 (70·7-98·3) | 90·5 (68·2,98·3) | 0·2625 |
1≤age<2 | 46 | 77·1 (64·5-89·7) | 80·4 (65·6-90·1) | ||
2≤age<3 | 46 | 85·3 (74·8-95·8) | 89·1 (75·6-95·9) | ||
79·3 (73·0-84·6) | 3≤age<4 | 38 | 69·1 (54·1-84·1) | 73·7 (56·6,86·0) | |
4≤age<5 | 44 | 79·7 (67·6-91·8) | 84·1 (69·3-92·8) | ||
Central | 6 months<age<1 | 17 | 93·5 (71·6-99·4) | 94·1 (69·2-99·7) | 0·6521 |
1≤age<2 | 38 | 84·4 (74·3-94·6) | 86·8 (71·1-95·1) | ||
2≤age<3 | 40 | 88·6 (79·5-97·8) | 85·0 (69·5-93·8) | ||
85·4 (79·4-90·0) | 3≤age<4 | 21 | 82·8 (68·0-97·5) | 81·0 (57·4-93·7) | |
4≤age<5 | 30 | 80·5 (67·6-93·4) | 80·0 (60·9-91·6) | ||
Greater Accra | 6 months<age<1 | 14 | 65·4 (39·8-91·0) | 64·3 (35·6-86·0) | 0·0379 |
1≤age<2 | 44 | 79·4 (68·4-90·4) | 77·3 (61·8-88·0) | ||
2≤age<3 | 47 | 55·2(42·1-68·3) | 55·3 (40·2-69·5) | ||
62·3 (56·0-68·3) | 3≤age<4 | 44 | 61·5 (48·3-74·7) | 61·4 (45·5-75·3) | |
4≤age<5 | 50 | 54·1 (41·7-66·5) | 52·0 (37·6-66·1) | ||
Volta | 6 months<age<1 | 29 | 81·3 (66·9-95·7) | 82·8 (63·5-93·5) | 0·0209 |
1≤age<2 | 39 | 98·0 (85·3-99·9) | 97·4 (84·9-99·9) | ||
2≤age<3 | 36 | 76·6 (62·0-91·3) | 75·0 (57·4-87·2) | ||
79·5 (72·8-84·9) | 3≤age<4 | 44 | 69·6 (55·6-83·7) | 65·9 (50·9-79·1) | |
4≤age<5 | 36 | 73·4 (58·3-88·6) | 69·4 (51·7-83·1) | ||
Eastern | 6 months<age<1 | 22 | 76·9 (57·3-96·5) | 77·3 (54·2-91·3) | 0·5799 |
1≤age<2 | 54 | 75·6 (63·5-87·8) | 77·8 (64·1-87·5) | ||
2≤age<3 | 40 | 81·0 (67·6-94·3) | 80·0 (63·9-90·4) | ||
73·4 (66·3-79·5) | 3≤age<4 | 32 | 67·1 (50·2-84·0) | 68·8 (49·8-83·3) | |
4≤age<5 | 41 | 66·9 (51·7-82·1) | 65·9 (49·3-79·4) | ||
Ashanti | 6 months<age<1 | 32 | 82·7 (70·6-94·8) | 84·4 (66·5-94·1) | 0·3337 |
1≤age<2 | 80 | 83·1 (75·7-90·4) | 83·8 (73·4-90·7) | ||
2≤age<3 | 71 | 81.9 (73·6-90·2) | 81·7 (70·4-89·5) | ||
79·8 (75·5-83·5) | 3≤age<4 | 71 | 80·3 (71·9-88·8) | 80·3 (68·8-88·4) | |
4≤age<5 | 70 | 71·8 (62·2-81·5) | 71·4 (59·2-81·3) | ||
Brong Ahafo | 6 months<age<1 | 28 | 88·3 (69·2-96·8) | 89·3 (70·6-97·2) | 0·1683 |
1≤age<2 | 48 | 85·3 (74·9-95·7) | 85·4 (71·6-93·5) | ||
2≤age<3 | 48 | 80·4 (68·2-92·5) | 83·3 (69·2-92·0) | ||
78·0 (71·9-83·2) | 3≤age<4 | 52 | 71·3 (59·1-83·5) | 73·1 (58·7-84·0) | |
4≤age<5 | 42 | 70·1 (56·1-84·0) | 71·4 (55·2-83·8) | ||
Northern | 6 months<age<1 | 44 | 91·8 (78·2-97·6) | 90·9 (77·4-97·0) | < 0·0001 |
1≤age<2 | 76 | 92·8 (86·6-99·1) | 92·1 (83·0-96·7) | ||
2≤age<3 | 64 | 87·0 (78·4-95·6) | 89·1 (78·2-95·1) | ||
82·0 (77·2-86·0) | 3≤age<4 | 68 | 80·4 (70·3-90·6) | 83·8 (72·5-91·3) | |
4≤age<5 | 83 | 64·8 (54·2-75·5) | 68·7 (57·4-78·2) | ||
Upper East | 6 months<age<1 | 23 | 86·0 (55·5-97·8) | 87·0 (65·3-96·6) | 0·9680 |
1≤age<2 | 32 | 92·0 (70·8-98·8) | 90·6 (73·8-97·5) | ||
2≤age<3 | 28 | 90·9 (67·1-98·7) | 85·7 (66·4-95·3) | ||
88·9 (80·9-94·0) | 3≤age<4 | 32 | 86·2 (62·2-96·7) | 84·3 (66·5-94·1) | |
4≤age<5 | 43 | 88·6 (70·0-96·8) | 88·4 (74·1-95·6) | ||
Upper West | 6 months<age<1 | 30 | 97·1 (52·6-100·0) | 93·3 (76·5-98·8) | 0·3573 |
1≤age<2 | 64 | 98·7 (75·9-100·0) | 98·4 (90·5-99·9) | ||
2≤age<3 | 45 | 84·3 (52·7-97·3) | 84·4 (69·9-93·0) | ||
88·1(76·4-94·6) | 3≤age<4 | 30 | 78·2 (40·2-96·3) | 80·0 (60·9-91·6) | |
4≤age<5 | 51 | 79·5 (49·1-94·9) | 78·4 (64·3-88·2) |