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Table 3 Trends in MNCH between poor and rich households, 2000–2014

From: Examining changes in maternal and child health inequalities in Ethiopia

 

Top 60%

Bottom 40%

Difference

Ratio

Earliest Survey

Latest Survey

Earliest Survey

Latest Survey

Earliest Survey

Latest

Survey

p-value

Earliest Survey

Latest Survey

p-value

Stunting

55.2

36.2

59.4

45.9

−4.2

−9.8

0.064

0.9

0.8

0.013

Wasting

12.4

7.5

12.7

10.6

−0.3

−3.0

0.077

1.0

0.7

0.034

Underweight

39.9

23.1

44.7

30.9

−4.7

−7.8

0.189

0.9

0.7

0.011

NNMR

53.8

40.3

40.9

27.1

12.9

13.2

0.977

1.3

1.5

NA

IMR

105.8

60.7

82.2

57.7

23.6

3.0

0.176

1.3

1.1

NA

U5MR

171.9

79.0

152.7

81.7

19.2

−2.7

0.212

1.1

1.0

NA

Measles vaccination

33.9

62.1

17.5

49.9

16.5

12.2

0.354

1.9

1.2

0.006

Full immunization

19.3

30.3

8.1

18.1

11.2

12.2

0.796

2.4

1.7

0.143

Contraceptive

10.1

50.8

3.2

36.6

6.9

14.2

0.033

3.2

1.4

0.002

ANC4+

14.8

34.8

4.3

10.6

10.4

24.2

0.000

3.4

3.3

0.876

SBA

8.9

24.2

1.2

5.0

7.7

19.3

0.000

7.5

4.9

0.142

  1. Source: Authors’ compilation from the EDHS (2000, 2005, 2011 & 2014) data
  2. Notes: Indicators are given in percentage points except for mortality rates, which are number of deaths per 1000 live births. The earliest year is 2000 for all indicators. The latest year is 2014 for all indicators except immunization (full and measles), for which it is 2011