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Table 13 Trends in wasting among Ghanaian children by age, 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

   

Variables

%

C.I

%

C.I

%

C.I

%

C.I

p

X 2

Total N

Age

           

0-5

           

Male

17,5

12.6, 23.8

18.1

12.5, 25.4

13.5

8.7, 20.2

19.3

12.8, 28.1

0,534

2.188

616

Female

17,3

12.5, 23.3

11.0

6.8, 17.5

18.0

12.5, 25.3

17.8

11.6, 26.2

0,333

3.407

614

6-11

           

Male

22.0

16.5, 28.8

23.7

17.3, 31.7

20.0

14.1, 27.7

24.1

16.8, 33.3

0.850

.799

620

Female

18.3

13.1, 25.0

21.3

15.4, 28.7

19.2

14.1, 25.5

19.7

13.6, 27.6

0,921

.492

674

12-23

           

Male

16.7

13.1, 21.1

14.4

10.8, 18.9

11.0

8.0, 15.0

12.9

8.8, 18.6

0,171

5.009

1261

Female

13.7

10.2, 18.2

12.2

8.8, 16.5

9,1

6.2, 13.3

10.9

7.6, 15.3

0,351

3.278

1191

24-35

           

Male

8.8

6.0, 12.8

9.0

5.9, 13.5

6,2

3.9, 9.6

4.7

2.7, 8.2

0,179

4.903

1059

Female

8.5

5.8, 12.2

5.5

3.2, 9.2

3,5

1.9, 6.4

3.5

1.7, 7.1

0,038

8.448

1096