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Table 10 Trends in underweight 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

36.5

27.4, 46.5

29.0

22.5, 36.5

40.6

32.2, 49.5

23.6

15.9, 33.5

0,093

6,41

587

Female

33.3

25.2, 42.6

24.1

18.1, 31.2

21,6

15.4, 29.6

23.6

15.9, 33.6

0,257

4.044

567

Middle

           

Male

24.6

19.9, 29.9

19.7

14.7, 26.0

19.0

14.6, 24.2

12.5

8.1, 18.9

0,011

11,2

947

Female

22.8

18.1, 28.3

20.6

15.5, 26.8

17,5

13.2, 22.8

12.6

8.6, 18.1

0,028

9,074

942

South

           

Male

23,1

19.3, 27.4

17,7

14.0, 22.1

18,8

14.7, 23.8

18,2

13.8, 23.6

0,195

4,697

1358

Female

19.7

16.1, 23.9

19.2

15.6, 23.5

14,3

10.9, 18.6

11.5

8.2, 15.9

0,006

12.438

1411

Accra

           

Male

17.0

10.7, 26.0

10.6

5.6, 19.2

13,9

7.8, 23.7

7.8

3.2, 17.8

0,278

3,852

333

Female

12.5

7.0, 21.2

11.9

6.5, 20.7

5,1

1.9, 13.0

6.5

2.7, 15.0

0,123

5.772

337

Northern

           

Male

46.4

37.8, 55.6

36.5

27.2, 46.9

34,1

26.9, 42.1

23.9

17.0, 32.4

0,003

13,99

508

Female

35.7

26.9, 45.7

31.5

22.2, 42.5

32,6

25.6, 40.6

20.0

13.3, 29.0

0,067

7.151

452