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Table 2 Extent and trends of inequalities in childhood stunting across different measures of inequalities from 2005 to 2013

From: Extent of and trends in inequalities in child stunting in Sierra-Leone from 2005 to 2013: evidence from demographic and health surveys and multiple indicator cluster surveys

Dimensions of inequality

Year

 

2005

2008

2010

2013

Measure

%(95% CI)

%(95% CI)

%(95% CI)

%(95% CI)

Wealth

D

17.19 (11.97, 22.41)

13.79 (6.96, 20.61)

14.05 (9.11, 18.99)

14.52 (8.47, 20.56)

PAF

−30.23 (− 37.20, −23.26)

−37.72 (−48.86, −26.59)

−26.16 (− 31.93, − 20.39)

−25.76(− 34.41, −17.10)

PAR

−14.19 (− 17.47, − 10.92)

−13.72 (− 17.77, − 9.67)

− 11.61 (− 14.18, − 9.05)

−9.75 (− 13.03, −6.47)

R

1.52 (1.31, 1.73)

1.60 (1.20, 2.01

1.42 (1.23, 1.61)

1.51 (1.22, 1.80)

Education

D

13.26 (8.67, 17.85)

15.03 (8.45, 21.60)

9.21 (5.28, 13.14)

6.42 (0.89, 11.95)

PAF

−23.72 (− 32.83, −14.61)

− 35.67 (− 51.07, − 20.26)

− 16.07 (− 22.19, − 9.94)

− 14.03 (− 22.77, − 5.30)

PAR

− 11.13 (− 15.40, − 6.85)

−12.68 (− 18.16, − 7.20)

−7.13 (− 9.85, − 4.41)

− 5.31 (− 8.62, − 2.00)

R

1.37 (1.20, 1.53)

1.65 (1.21, 2.10)

1.24 (1.12, 1.37)

1.19 (0.99, 1.39)

Residence

D

10.67 (6.72, 14.62)

9.16 (3.11, 15.22)

4.87 (0.57, 9.17)

10.64 (6.61, 14.67)

PAF

−17.92 (− 23.56, − 12.27)

−18.35 (− 26.18, − 10.52)

−7.98 (− 12.03, − 3.93)

−21.66(− 27.84, − 15.47)

PAR

−8.41 (− 11.06, − 5.76)

−6.67 (− 9.52, − 3.82)

−3.54 (− 5.34, − 1.74)

− 8.20 (− 10.54, − 5.85)

R

1.27 (1.15, 1.40)

1.30 (1.05, 1.56)

1.11 (1.00, 1.23)

1.35 (1.18, 1.52)

Sex

D

4.01 (0.90, 7.12)

4.34 (−0.23, 8.93)

5.50 (2.51, 8.49)

1.98 (−1.44, 5.41)

PAF

− 4.22 (− 7.17, − 1.28)

− 5.80 (− 10.59, −1.00)

− 6.18 (− 8.67, − 3.69)

−2.52 (− 5.93, 0.87)

PAR

−1.98 (− 3.36, − 0.60)

−2.11 (− 3.85, − 0.36)

−2.74 (− 3.85, −1.63)

−0.95 (− 2.24, 0.33)

R

1.08 (1.01, 1.16)

1.12 (0.98, 1.26)

1.13 (1.05, 1.20)

1.05 (0.95, 1.14)

Regions

D

17.43 (12.25, 22.61)

12.62 (6.17, 19.06)

8.19 (1.19, 15.20)

13.27 (6.46, 20.09)

PAF

−25.55 (− 34.71, − 16.38)

− 26.08 (− 37.61, − 14.56)

−8.92 (− 16.25, −1.58)

− 23.64 (− 33.49, − 13.79)

PAR

−11.99 (−16.30, − 7.69)

− 9.49 (− 13.68, − 5.29)

−3.96 (− 7.21, − 0.70)

− 8.95 (− 12.68, − 5.22)

R

1.49 (1.29, 1.70)

1.46 (1.15, 1.78)

1.20 (0.99, 1.40)

1.45 (1.14, 1.77)

  1. Notes: D Difference, PAF Population Atrributable Fraction, PAR Population Attributable Risk, R Ratio, CI Confidence Interval