Table 1 Prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (C.I.) in childhood malnutrition at the national level, ages 0 through 36 Months, 1993 to 2008
1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | ||||||||
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Variables | % | C.I. | % | C.I. | % | C.I. | % | C.I. | p | X 2 | Total N |
Stunting | 33,5 | 31.4, 35.6 | 25,6 | 23.5, 27.7 | 33,6 | 31.3, 35.9 | 25,7 | 23.4, 28.2 | 0,001 | 51,472 | 7205 |
Male | 37.2 | 34.3, 40.3 | 28.4 | 25.4, 31.6 | 37.4 | 34.2, 40.7 | 29.2 | 25.8, 32.9 | 0.001 | 29.422 | 3603 |
Female | 29.5 | 26.7, 32.5 | 22.9 | 20.1, 25.8 | 29.8 | 26.8, 33.0 | 22.2 | 19.2, 25.6 | 0.001 | 23.178 | 3602 |
Underweight | 25,1 | 23.2, 27.0 | 19,8 | 17.9, 21.7 | 20.0 | 18.2, 21.9 | 15,1 | 13.3, 17.1 | 0,001 | 54,863 | 7442 |
Male | 27.0 | 24.3, 29.8 | 19.7 | 17.1, 22.5 | 22.6 | 20.0, 25.5 | 16.9 | 14.3, 20.0 | 0.001 | 30.072 | 3733 |
Female | 23.1 | 20.5, 25.8 | 19.9 | 17.3, 22.7 | 17.4 | 15.1, 20.0 | 13.2 | 10.9, 15.8 | 0.001 | 30.582 | 3709 |
Wasting | 14,6 | 13.1, 16.2 | 13,3 | 11.7, 15.0 | 11.0 | 9.6, 12.6 | 12,4 | 10.7, 14.3 | 0.010 | 11,317 | 7131 |
Male | 15.5 | 13.4, 18.0 | 15.0 | 12.7, 17.7 | 11.3 | 9.3, 13.6 | 13.3 | 10.8, 16.3 | 0.051 | 8.741 | 3556 |
Female | 13.6 | 11.6, 15.9 | 11.6 | 9.6, 14.0 | 10.7 | 8.9, 13.0 | 11.4 | 9.3, 14.0 | 0.281 | 4.121 | 3575 |