Table 14 Trends in wasting among Ghanaian children by place of residence, 0-36 Months 1993 to 2008 with 95% CI
1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | C.I | % | C.I | % | C.I | % | C.I | p | X 2 | Total N | |
Residence | |||||||||||
Urban | |||||||||||
Male | 11.6 | 8.3, 15.9 | 9.0 | 5.7, 13.9 | 8,5 | 5.6, 12.7 | 11.1 | 7.3, 16.6 | 0,549 | 2.115 | 1001 |
Female | 8.9 | 6.0, 13.0 | 8.6 | 5.3, 13.7 | 9,4 | 6.4, 13.5 | 9.6 | 6.5, 13.9 | 0,981 | .178 | 977 |
Rural | |||||||||||
Male | 17.1 | 14.5, 20.1 | 17.2 | 14.4, 20.5 | 12,7 | 10.3, 15.6 | 14.6 | 11.5, 18.4 | 0,078 | 6,821 | 2555 |
Female | 15.4 | 12.9, 18.3 | 12.6 | 10.2, 15.4 | 11,4 | 9.1, 14.2 | 12.6 | 9.8, 16.0 | 0,166 | 5,078 | 2598 |