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Table 15 Trends in wasting 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

26.0

18.2, 35.7

15.6

10.6, 22.3

21,3

14.4, 30.3

15.4

9.0, 25.0

0,243

4.179

546

Female

16.8

10.9, 25.2

10.9

6.9, 16.8

14,2

9.1, 21.4

18.0

11.8, 26.4

0,728

1.303

537

Middle

           

Male

14.0

10.4, 18.6

14.7

10.2, 20.5

9,9

6.8, 14.2

11.9

7.5, 18.4

0,332

3,417

918

Female

14.7

10.9, 19.6

9.9

6.4, 15.1

9,6

6.5, 14.1

12.8

8.6, 18.7

0,247

4,141

913

South

           

Male

12.8

9.8, 16.5

16.3

12.8, 20.8

11,1

8.0, 15.2

11.8

8.1, 16.9

0,165

5.099

1293

Female

11.2

8.4, 14.7

13.1

10.0, 16.9

11,4

8.3, 15.4

9.5

6.4, 13.8

0,508

2.326

1358

Accra

           

Male

12.9

7.5, 21.4

6.1

2.6, 13.9

9,4

4.5, 18.6

9.5

3.9, 214

0,481

2.471

312

Female

5.7

2.4, 13.0

7.3

3.3, 15.4

6,9

3.3, 14.0

2.8

.70, 10.8

0,429

2.766

326

Northern

           

Male

22.1

15.4, 30.7

21.2

13.9, 30.8

9,8

6.0, 15.7

20.3

13.8, 28.8

0,056

7.566

487

Female

24.2

16.6, 33.8

15.4

8.9, 25.2

12.4

8.0, 18.8

18.2

11.9, 26.7

0,125

5.732

441