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Table 16 Trends in wasting among Ghanaian children by maternal education, 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

Maternal education

           

No education

           

Male

20.1

16.3, 24.5

20.2

16.2, 25.0

12,7

9.7, 16.5

18.8

14.0, 24.6

0,031

8,905

1477

Female

17.8

14.3, 22.0

12.4

9.2, 16.5

12,8

9.8, 16.4

15.3

11.2, 20.6

0,153

5.267

1486

Primary

           

Male

13.4

10.8, 16.6

13.4

9.0, 19.6

11,6

7.7, 17.1

10.2

6.3, 16.0

0,671

1,548

1106

Female

11.0

8.6, 14.1

12.4

8.1, 18.6

11,3

7.6, 16.6

8.4

5.2, 13.4

0,681

1,505

1066

Some high school+

           

Male

6.8

2.6, 16.7

11.1

8.0, 15.2

9,7

6.8, 13.5

11.2

7.6, 16.1

0,704

1.407

972

Female

7.7

2.9, 18.8

10.6

7.8, 14.4

8,2

5.5, 11.9

10.2

7.3, 14.4

0,643

1.671

1022