Table 2 Prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (C.I.) in stunting among Ghanaian children ages 0 to 36 months, by age and sex, 1993 to 2008
1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | % | C.I | % | C.I | % | C.I | % | C.I | p | X 2 | Total N |
Age | |||||||||||
0-5 | |||||||||||
Male | 15.0 | 10.5, 21.0 | 7,5 | 4.4, 12.6 | 15,9 | 10.8, 22.8 | 9.1 | 4.7, 17.0 | 0,058 | 7.467 | 633 |
Female | 12.8 | 8.8, 18.2 | 8.3 | 4.7, 14.1 | 11.0 | 6.8, 17.3 | 5.2 | 2.4, 11.0 | 0,139 | 5.486 | 626 |
6-11 | |||||||||||
Male | 16.0 | 11.4, 22.1 | 12.2 | 7.7, 18.7 | 23.7 | 17.3, 31.5 | 16.9 | 11.2, 24.6 | 0,062 | 7.350 | 635 |
Female | 12.1 | 7.9, 18.1 | 12.8 | 8.4, 19.0 | 13.9 | 9.7, 19.6 | 11.5 | 6.7, 19.1 | 0,923 | .482 | 673 |
12-23 | |||||||||||
Male | 45.4 | 40.1, 50.7 | 35.8 | 30.6, 41.5 | 43,2 | 37.7, 48.8 | 37.0 | 30.7, 48.8 | 0.040 | 8.320 | 1267 |
Female | 32.3 | 27.2, 37.9 | 25.4 | 20.7, 30.8 | 34,2 | 28.8, 40.0 | 29.3 | 23.9, 35.5 | 0,096 | 6.351 | 1199 |
24-35 | |||||||||||
Male | 55.1 | 49.2, 60.7 | 40.4 | 34.2, 46.8 | 49,9 | 43.7, 56.0 | 38.4 | 32.0, 45.3 | 0,001 | 19.453 | 1068 |
Female | 47.6 | 42.0, 53.3 | 34.5 | 28.8, 40.7 | 44,3 | 38.4, 50.4 | 29.1 | 23.3, 35.8 | 0,001 | 23.155 | 1104 |