Table 17 Trends in wasting among Ghanaian children by household wealth quintile, 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 | |
Wealth | |||||||||||
Poorest | |||||||||||
Male | 14,8 | 10.3, 20.7 | 24.0 | 18.9, 30.1 | 11,6 | 8.3, 16.0 | 13,9 | 9.6, 19.8 | 0,003 | 14,036 | 1016 |
Female | 17,6 | 12.9, 23.5 | 14,5 | 10.6, 19.5 | 15,8 | 11.9, 20.7 | 15,9 | 11.6, 21.5 | 0,844 | 0,823 | 1075 |
Poorer | |||||||||||
Male | 16,4 | 12.0, 21.9 | 13,4 | 8.9, 19.8 | 16.0 | 11.4, 22.1 | 15,1 | 9.6, 22.9 | 0,848 | 0,806 | 759 |
Female | 18.0 | 13.3, 24.0 | 15,3 | 10.6, 21.6 | 7,8 | 4.8, 12.5 | 12,5 | 8.1, 18.8 | 0,021 | 9,712 | 777 |
Middle | |||||||||||
Male | 21,5 | 16.5, 27.5 | 15,6 | 10.7, 22.1 | 9,6 | 6.0, 14.9 | 19,6 | 13.2, 27.9 | 0.010 | 11,348 | 692 |
Female | 14.6 | 10.3, 20.3 | 8.0 | 4.8, 13.0 | 8.0 | 4.8, 13.1 | 11,5 | 6.5, 19.6 | 0.100 | 6,251 | 646 |
Richer | |||||||||||
Male | 14,4 | 10.0, 20.1 | 11,4 | 7.0, 18.0 | 11,6 | 7.0, 18.5 | 9,2 | 5.2, 15.9 | 0,523 | 2,245 | 592 |
Female | 10.3 | 6.7, 15.4 | 9,4 | 5.5, 15.7 | 9.1 | 5.2, 15.6 | 8.1 | 4.4, 14.3 | 0,891 | 0,624 | 597 |
Richest | |||||||||||
Male | 9.0 | 5.5, 14.4 | 5,7 | 2.6, 11.8 | 6,5 | 3.2, 12.7 | 6.0 | 2.5, 13.8 | 0,638 | 1,693 | 497 |
Female | 5,8 | 3.0, 10.8 | 8,7 | 4.5, 16.1 | 11,6 | 7.0, 18.5 | 6,4 | 2.9, 13.7 | 0,285 | 3,788 | 480 |
Total sample | 1913 | 1742 | 1957 | 1519 | 7131 | ||||||