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Table 1 Proportion of children aged 6–59 months who received Vitamin A supplementation by inequality stratifiers, 2003, 2008, and 2014

From: Trends and inequalities in children aged 6–59 months who received Vitamin A supplementation: evidence from the 2003, 2008 and 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey

Dimension

2003 (78.6%)

2008 (58.2%)

2014 (65.2%)

Sample

Proportion (%) [95% CI]

Sample

Proportion (%) [95% CI]

Sample

Proportion (%) [95% CI]

Mother’s age

 15–19 years

84

65.8 [54.5, 75.6]

82

55.6 [42.6, 67.8]

157

66.7 [54.3, 77.2]

 20–49 years

2942

78.9 [76.8, 80.9]

2332

58.3 [55.3, 61.3]

4703

65.2 [62.3, 68]

Economic status

 Quintile 1 (poorest)

788

76.3 [72.7, 79.6]

621

51.3 [45.8, 56.7]

1057

59 [54.1, 63.8]

 Quintile 2

658

75.6 [70.6, 80]

546

59.3 [54.1, 64.4]

1027

71.2 [67, 75.1]

 Quintile 3

576

79.2 [73.9, 83.6]

441

57.6 [51.6, 63.3]

948

67.7[62.5, 72.5]

 Quintile 4

530

79.2 [74.1, 83.5]

459

65.2 [59.3, 70.7]

920

61.9 [55.5, 67.9]

 Quintile 5 (richest)

474

85.1 [80.3, 88.8]

347

60.6 [53.1, 67.5]

908

66.5 [62.1, 70.7]

Level of education

 No education

1200

74.6 [71.1, 77.7]

791

54 [49.2, 58.6]

1314

57.7 [53.4, 61.9]

 Primary school

694

75.2 [70.4, 79.4]

590

57.9 [52.6, 63.1]

972

64.9 [60.2, 69.3]

 Secondary/higher

1132

84.9 [82, 87.4]

1034

61.6 [57.5, 65.6]

2574

69.2 [65.6, 72.6]

Place of residence

 Rural

2009

77.2 [74.5, 79.7]

1509

57.9 [54, 61.6]

2658

67.7 [63.4, 71.8]

 Urban

1017

81.2 [77.9, 84.2]

906

58.8 [54, 63.5]

2202

62.2 [58.6, 65.8]

Sex of the child

 Females

1511

77.4 [74.5, 80]

1171

56.4 [52.7, 63.5]

2332

65.1 [61.6, 68.5]

 Males

1515

79.8 [77.1, 82.2]

1243

60 [56.2, 63.6]

2528

65.3 [62.2, 68.4]

Region

 Ashanti

563

82.7 [78, 86.6]

468

67.4 [60, 74]

902

64.2 [56.7, 71.1]

 Brong Ahafo

328

75.1 [69.1, 80.3]

234

53.8 [45.4, 62]

443

78.2 [70.5, 84.4]

 Central

259

66.8 [58.4, 74.2]

229

59.8 [50.7, 68.3]

538

79 [67.2, 87.4]

 Eastern

313

78.4 [71, 84.3]

216

50.3 [42.5, 58.1]

449

71.4 [65.5, 76.7]

 Greater Accra

339

75 [68.1, 80.9]

289

55.8 [46.4, 64.9]

769

54 [48.5, 59.4]

 Northern

409

78.3 [73.6, 82.4]

357

42.3 [34.5, 50.4]

579

44.3 [37.8, 51.1]

 Upper East

186

85.5 [73.4, 92.7]

125

68.1 [59.1, 75.9]

193

67.6 [60.8, 73.7]

 Upper West

91

85.1 [76.8, 90.8]

63

69.9 [62.1, 76.8]

121

68.9 [60.2, 76.5]

 Volta

242

82.2 [73.4, 88.5]

208

65.2 [55.8, 73.6]

372

76.9 [70.1, 82.5]

 West

297

80.1 [73.1, 85.7]

225

62.7 [52.6, 71.8]

493

66.3 [60.9, 71.2]