Table 2 Wasting trends by age, province, residence, maternal education and wealth index, KDHS
From: Child undernutrition in Kenya: trend analyses from 1993 to 2008–09
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Sex | n | % | C.I. | n | % | C.I. | n | % | C.I. | n | % | C.I. | Wald F | P-value | Trend | |
Total | M/F | 2,969 | 8.4 | 7.2-9.8 | 2,921 | 8.7 | 7.6-10.0 | 3,020 | 7.2 | 6.0-8.5 | 3,028 | 7.4 | 6.1-8.9 | 2.206 | 0.138 | |
M | 1,789 | 9.1 | 7.5-10.9 | 1,501 | 9.2 | 7.7-10.9 | 1,818 | 8.6 | 7.0-10.5 | 1,807 | 8.6 | 7.0-10.5 | 0.259 | 0.611 | ||
F | 1,180 | 7.3 | 5.8-9.3 | 1,420 | 8.2 | 6.7-10.1 | 1,202 | 5.0 | 3.8-6.5 | 1,221 | 5.6 | 4.3-7.4 | 5.338 | 0.021 |
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Age | ||||||||||||||||
0-5 months | M | 275 | 9.7 | 6.3-14.7 | 273 | 9.9 | 6.5-14.6 | 342 | 10.0 | 6.9-14.4 | 308 | 8.0 | 5.2-12.2 | 0.293 | 0.589 | |
F | 160 | 8.3 | 4.8-14.1 | 179 | 8.6 | 5.0-14.4 | 170 | 5.6 | 2.9-10.6 | 142 | 12.8 | 7.8-20.2 | 0.391 | 0.532 | ||
6-11 months | M | 367 | 10.4 | 7.3-14.6 | 293 | 14.9 | 10.4-20.9 | 366 | 10.0 | 7.1-13.9 | 373 | 13.2 | 8.1-20.8 | 0.104 | 0.747 | |
F | 179 | 7.0 | 4.0-12.0 | 232 | 9.9 | 6.4-15.2 | 221 | 4.7 | 2.6-8.3 | 185 | 6.5 | 3.2-13.0 | 0.056 | 0.812 | ||
12-23 months | M | 648 | 10.2 | 7.4-14.0 | 528 | 9.1 | 6.8-12.1 | 638 | 8.9 | 6.6-12.0 | 583 | 5.3 | 3.6-7.8 | 5.714 | 0.017 |
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F | 360 | 8.9 | 5.9-13.3 | 489 | 9.8 | 7.1-13.3 | 385 | 6.4 | 4.3-9.5 | 430 | 4.2 | 2.7-6.6 | 8.977 | 0.003 |
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24-35 months | M | 500 | 6.2 | 4.3-9.0 | 407 | 4.6 | 2.8-7.4 | 472 | 6.1 | 4.0-9.4 | 543 | 9.2 | 5.8-14.3 | 3.139 | 0.077 | |
F | 482 | 6.0 | 4.0-8.8 | 520 | 5.9 | 4.0-8.6 | 426 | 3.5 | 2.0-6.1 | 464 | 4.4 | 2.4-8.0 | 1.431 | 0.232 | ||
Province | ||||||||||||||||
Nairobi | M | 58 | 4.8 | 1.3-16.3 | 120 | 13.8 | 8.3-22.2 | 111 | 4.6 | 2.1-10.1 | 84 | 9.7 | 4.0-21.7 | 0.010 | 0.922 | |
F | 43 | 0.0 | 68 | 10.8 | 3.8-26.9 | 88 | 4.9 | 1.2-18.2 | 73 | 2.9 | 0.6-12.5 | 0.089 | 0.766 | |||
Central | M | 199 | 3.5 | 1.4-8.3 | 127 | 9.2 | 5.2-15.9 | 182 | 5.2 | 2.8-9.3 | 122 | 5.2 | 2.5-10.5 | 0.213 | 0.645 | |
F | 159 | 4.6 | 2.0-10.2 | 142 | 8.2 | 3.7-17.1 | 145 | 6.6 | 3.6-11.6 | 110 | 7.2 | 3.6-14.1 | 0.409 | 0.524 | ||
Coast | M | 146 | 13.7 | 9.5-19.4 | 126 | 7.4 | 4.4-12.2 | 167 | 8.2 | 5.0-13.2 | 173 | 13.7 | 8.9-20.5 | 0.012 | 0.913 | |
F | 93 | 13.9 | 8.3-22.3 | 112 | 6.4 | 3.7-10.8 | 97 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.0 | 108 | 11.8 | 7.2-18.7 | 0.172 | 0.679 | ||
Eastern | M | 344 | 10.5 | 7.0-15.6 | 230 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.3 | 321 | 7.9 | 4.7-12.8 | 268 | 4.8 | 2.7-8.2 | 3.981 | 0.048 |
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F | 248 | 11.7 | 7.3-18.0 | 259 | 6.4 | 3.3-12.1 | 184 | 2.7 | 1.0-7.5 | 233 | 5.7 | 2.8-11.1 | 3.583 | 0.060 | ||
Nyanza | M | 292 | 9.6 | 6.7-13.6 | 312 | 12.9 | 9.0-18.2 | 278 | 6.3 | 3.7-10.6 | 385 | 6.1 | 4.1-9.0 | 6.403 | 0.012 |
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F | 189 | 5.2 | 2.6-10.0 | 297 | 11.2 | 8.1-15.4 | 201 | 1.5 | 0.5-5.0 | 222 | 4.5 | 2.3-8.7 | 3.496 | 0.063 | ||
Rift-Valley | M | 418 | 10.9 | 7.2-16.3 | 396 | 7.8 | 5.4-11.2 | 520 | 12.6 | 9.0-17.5 | 533 | 13.4 | 10.0-17.8 | 1.794 | 0.182 | |
F | 268 | 7.5 | 4.8-11.6 | 340 | 7.7 | 5.3-11.2 | 323 | 6.3 | 3.9-10.2 | 318 | 6.4 | 3.6-11.2 | 0.375 | 0.541 | ||
Western | M | 333 | 6.8 | 4.4-10.4 | 193 | 6.9 | 4.0-11.8 | 239 | 8.3 | 4.5-14.9 | 242 | 3.8 | 1.6-8.8 | 0.777 | 0.379 | |
F | 181 | 4.2 | 2.0-8.6 | 203 | 7.2 | 4.0-12.6 | 163 | 7.8 | 4.7-12.6 | 158 | 1.5 | 0.5-4.8 | 1.199 | 0.275 | ||
Residence | ||||||||||||||||
Urban | M | 192 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.7 | 283 | 7.9 | 4.8-12.7 | 324 | 5.6 | 3.6-8.6 | 305 | 7.4 | 4.7-11.5 | 0.001 | 0.973 | |
F | 135 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.5 | 244 | 7.9 | 4.8-12.9 | 222 | 3.8 | 1.7-8.6 | 244 | 3.5 | 1.8-6.6 | 3.611 | 0.058 | ||
Rural | M | 1,598 | 9.4 | 7.7-11.4 | 1,218 | 9.5 | 7.8-11.4 | 1,494 | 9.3 | 7.4-11.5 | 1,502 | 8.8 | 7.0-11.1 | 0.182 | 0.670 | |
F | 1,046 | 7.5 | 5.8-9.6 | 1,177 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.3 | 980 | 5.2 | 3.9-7.0 | 977 | 6.2 | 4.6-8.3 | 2.982 | 0.085 | ||
Maternal Education | ||||||||||||||||
No education | M | 309 | 16.2 | 11.8-21.9 | 164 | 7.6 | 4.2-13.5 | 236 | 18.4 | 13.0-25.5 | 182 | 18.6 | 13.4-25.3 | 1.126 | 0.289 | |
F | 206 | 12.4 | 8.4-17.8 | 144 | 11.3 | 6.8-18.4 | 155 | 6.0 | 2.7-12.6 | 114 | 8.7 | 4.7-15.4 | 2.498 | 0.115 | ||
Incomplete primary | M | 710 | 9.4 | 7.1-12.2 | 557 | 12.2 | 9.5-15.4 | 678 | 11.1 | 8.5-14.4 | 666 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.6 | 0.296 | 0.587 | |
F | 476 | 6.6 | 4.5-9.7 | 548 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.7 | 456 | 5.7 | 3.8-8.4 | 411 | 4.8 | 2.6-8.4 | 2.006 | 0.157 | ||
Complete primary | M | 366 | 8.0 | 5.6-11.4 | 377 | 9.1 | 6.3-13.1 | 519 | 3.4 | 2.0-5.5 | 562 | 6.6 | 4.5-9.7 | 1.994 | 0.158 | |
F | 226 | 6.4 | 3.6-11.0 | 370 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.8 | 326 | 5.1 | 3.1-8.3 | 363 | 8.9 | 5.6-13.8 | 0.186 | 0.666 | ||
Incomplete secondary | M | 363 | 4.4 | 2.4-7.8 | 148 | 7.3 | 3.7-14.2 | 165 | 5.3 | 2.5-11.0 | 157 | 7.4 | 3.7-14.1 | 1.048 | 0.306 | |
F | 227 | 4.6 | 2.5-8.0 | 132 | 5.1 | 2.2-11.6 | 97 | 4.7 | 1.8-11.6 | 111 | 4.1 | 1.5-10.7 | 0.024 | 0.878 | ||
Secondary + | M | 42 | 1.1 | 0.2-7.9 | 256 | 4.8 | 2.4-9.1 | 220 | 5.3 | 2.8-9.7 | 240 | 6.7 | 3.9-11.5 | 1.718 | 0.190 | |
F | 45 | 10.5 | 3.7-26.5 | 225 | 6.6 | 3.8-11.3 | 168 | 1.9 | 0.7-4.7 | 223 | 1.2 | 0.4-3.4 | 14.170 | 0.000 |
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Wealth Index | ||||||||||||||||
Poorest | M | 403 | 15.2 | 11.3-20.2 | 378 | 11.3 | 8.1-15.6 | 442 | 10.7 | 7.2-15.7 | 433 | 13.0 | 9.7-17.2 | 0.601 | 0.439 | |
F | 279 | 7.6 | 4.5-12.4 | 345 | 9.3 | 6.5-13.1 | 263 | 6.9 | 4.2-11.2 | 264 | 7.6 | 4.5-12.6 | 0.086 | 0.769 | ||
Poorer | M | 395 | 10.1 | 7.3-13.7 | 302 | 12.2 | 8.8-16.5 | 391 | 10.8 | 7.4-15.4 | 415 | 9.6 | 5.1-17.4 | 0.053 | 0.818 | |
F | 240 | 10.9 | 7.4-15.7 | 303 | 8.0 | 5.2-12.2 | 269 | 5.2 | 3.0-9.1 | 243 | 7.0 | 3.4-13.7 | 1.858 | 0.173 | ||
Middle | M | 385 | 6.6 | 4.4-9.6 | 288 | 5.9 | 3.2-10.4 | 347 | 7.5 | 4.8-11.3 | 350 | 5.8 | 3.1-10.6 | 0.010 | 0.922 | |
F | 227 | 8.0 | 4.7-13.3 | 258 | 9.8 | 6.3-14.8 | 236 | 3.5 | 1.8-6.6 | 240 | 4.9 | 2.7-8.9 | 3.945 | 0.047 |
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Richer | M | 343 | 7.8 | 4.9-12.2 | 271 | 6.0 | 3.6-9.9 | 316 | 7.4 | 4.5-11.7 | 305 | 7.1 | 4.5-10.9 | 0.028 | 0.868 | |
F | 231 | 5.1 | 2.6-9.8 | 258 | 8.1 | 4.7-13.5 | 213 | 4.8 | 2.4-9.1 | 246 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.3 | 0.036 | 0.849 | ||
Richest | M | 264 | 3.4 | 1.8-6.4 | 262 | 9.5 | 6.1-14.5 | 323 | 5.6 | 3.5-8.8 | 305 | 5.6 | 3.1-9.8 | 0.100 | 0.752 | |
F | 204 | 4.7 | 2.5-8.8 | 256 | 5.6 | 3.2-9.9 | 221 | 4.1 | 1.8-9.1 | 229 | 2.5 | 1.1-5.5 | 1.983 | 0.160 | ||
- C.I, 95% confidence intervals; Secondary +, complete secondary and/or higher education;
, significant decreasing trend.
, significant decreasing trend.