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Table 4 Trends in MNCH between poorest and richest households, 2000–2014

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

 

Richest Quintile

Poorest Quintile

Difference

Ratio

Earliest Survey

Latest Survey

Earliest Survey

Latest Survey

Earliest Survey

Latest Survey

p-val

Earliest Survey

Latest Survey

p-val

Stunting

47.7

27.4

59.3

47.1

−11.6

−19.7

0.057

0.8

0.6

0.002

Wasting

8.9

7.4

12.1

11.7

−3.2

−4.3

0.656

0.7

0.6

0.559

Underweight

31.0

16.6

43.8

33.4

−12.8

−16.8

0.237

0.7

0.5

0.003

NNMR

42.3

45.3

33.7

36.8

8.6

8.4

0.991

1.3

1.2

NA

IMR

88.2

67.7

77.9

67.0

10.3

0.7

0.669

1.1

1.0

NA

U5MR

137.6

78.4

136.1

89.7

1.5

−11.3

0.603

1.0

0.9

NA

Measles vaccination

53.1

79.9

18.7

47.1

34.3

32.8

0.825

2.8

1.7

0.023

Full immunization

34.8

50.9

7.2

17.5

27.6

33.4

0.419

4.8

2.9

0.153

Contraceptive

26.1

57.2

3.2

30.9

23.0

26.2

0.538

8.3

1.8

0.000

ANC4+

34.8

60.2

4.1

8.6

30.7

51.7

0.000

8.6

7.0

0.481

SBA

25.4

55.6

0.9

4.5

24.5

51.0

0.000

29.6

12.3

0.060

  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