Table 9 Trends in underweight 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 | 18.0 | 13.9, 22.9 | 12.3 | 8.4, 17.5 | 17,3 | 13.2, 22.3 | 14.6 | 10.5, 20.0 | 0,244 | 4.168 | 1051 |
Female | 14.3 | 10.6, 19.1 | 15.7 | 11.2, 21.6 | 9,9 | 6.8, 14.2 | 10.4 | 7.2, 14.7 | 0.120 | 5.826 | 1014 |
Rural | |||||||||||
Male | 30.6 | 27.3, 34.0 | 22.4 | 19.3, 25.8 | 25,3 | 22.0, 28.9 | 18.3 | 14.9, 22.2 | 0,001 | 26.488 | 2682 |
Female | 26.4 | 23.3, 29.8 | 21.2 | 18.2, 24.5 | 21,1 | 18.1, 24.4 | 14.9 | 11.9, 18.5 | 0,001 | 22,331 | 2695 |