Table 1 Prevalence and overtime changes of childhood stunting across socio-economic, sex and area-based characteristics in Sudan from 2010 to 2014
Dimension of inequality | 2010 | 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimate (95%CI) | Popn | Estimate (95%CI) | Popn | ||
Economic status | |||||
Quintile 1 (poorest) | 41.61 (39.07, 44.19) | 2909 | 44.03 (39.63, 48.53) | 2126 | |
Quintile 2 | 42.44 (40.27, 44.64) | 2528 | 47.25 (44.38, 50.15) | 2235 | |
Quintile 3 | 36.86 (34.61, 39.16) | 2491 | 43.64 (40.73, 46.58) | 2481 | |
Quintile 4 | 27.02 (24.54, 29.66) | 2218 | 33.77 (30.84, 36.82) | 2462 | |
Quintile 5 (richest) | 13.85 (11.60, 16.46) | 1631 | 21.06 (17.64, 24.95) | 2027 | |
Education | |||||
No education | 39.42 (37.77, 41.11) | 6501 | 46.82 (44.23, 49.43) | 4504 | |
Primary school | 30.20 (28.17, 32.30) | 3595 | 37.78 (35.61, 40.01) | 4055 | |
Secondary school + | 21.81 (18.82, 25.14) | 1595 | 25.08 (22.38, 27.99) | 2760 | |
Residence | |||||
Rural | 37.83 (36.30, 39.39) | 8553 | 42.88 (40.83, 44.95) | 8005 | |
Urban | 24.54 (21.92, 27.37) | 3227 | 27.08 (24.46, 29.87) | 3327 | |
Sex | |||||
Female | 31.89 (30.30, 33.54) | 5828 | 36.08 (34.09, 38.13) | 5555 | |
Male | 36.44 (34.75, 38.17) | 5951 | 40.31 (38.32, 42.34) | 5777 | |
Region | |||||
Northern | Northern | 23.21 (19.73, 27.09) | 153 | 22.56 (18.07, 27.80) | 208 |
River Nile | River Nile | 29.81 (23.49, 37.02) | 334 | 29.50 (23.92, 35.76) | 335 |
Red Sea | Red Sea | 51.95 (45.23, 58.59) | 175 | 45.44 (37.87, 53.22) | 178 |
Kassala | Kassala | 48.16 (44.35, 51.99) | 691 | 48.77 (41.20, 56.39) | 400 |
Gadarif | Gadarif | 39.14 (33.91, 44.64) | 625 | 45.97 (39.57, 52.52) | 657 |
Khartoum | Khartoum | 21.67 (17.34, 26.72) | 1702 | 21.86 (16.95, 27.73) | 1593 |
Gezira | Gezira | 28.41 (24.05, 33.21) | 1579 | 41.59 (37.13, 46.18) | 2045 |
Wite Nile | White Nile | 35.59 (31.99, 39.36) | 595 | 36.60 (31.44, 42.10) | 561 |
Sinnar | Sinnar | 46.04 (39.91, 52.29) | 458 | 38.07 (32.19, 44.33) | 465 |
Blue Nile | Blue Nile | 36.72 (32.56, 41.10) | 554 | 46.67 (42.15, 51.24) | 655 |
North Kordofan | North Kordofan | 45.52 (41.13, 49.98) | 1195 | 40.80 (35.92, 45.86) | 730 |
South Kordofan | South Kordofana | 35.83 (31.71, 40.18) | 548 | 40.61 (36.38, 44.99) | 413 |
North Darfura | West Kordofan | 34.42 929.46, 39.75) a | 878 | 42.53 (29.82, 56.32) | 383 |
West Darfura | North Darfor | 35.98 (32.47, 39.64) a | 631 | 45.90 (41.45, 50.41) | 758 |
South Darfura | West Darfor | 30.73 (27.16, 34.56) a | 1655 | 35.22 (27.72, 43.54) | 217 |
NA | South Darfor | NA | NA | 34.20 (27.47, 41.62) | 1119 |
NA | Central Darfor | NA | NA | 47.48 (40.89, 54.16) | 156 |
NA | East Darfor | NA | NA | 46.59 (41.66, 51.59) | 452 |
National Average | 34.1 | 38.2 | |||