Household wealth, residential status and the incidence of diarrhoea among children under-five years in Ghana

摘要: This study examines the impact that joint effect of household wealth quintile and urban-rural residence has on incidence diarrhoea among Ghanaian children. Data for this paper were drawn from Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2006. Descriptive logistic regression was applied to analyse data 3466 Rural residents are less likely, albeit insignificant, report compared with those in urban areas. Significant gradients manifested childhood experiences diarrhoea. However, an interaction does not show significant disparities. Controlling other important covariates childhood, odds significantly higher among: rural poorer (OR=4.869; 95% CI=0.792, 29.94), middle (OR=7.477; CI=1.300, 42.99), richer (OR=6.162; CI=0.932, 40.74) richest (OR=6.152; CI=0.458, 82.54). Apart residential status quintile, female children (OR=0.441; CI=0.304, 0.640), older (OR=0.968; CI=0.943, 0.993), having a mother secondary education (OR=0.313; CI) had lesser experiencing The findings there is need apportion interventions intended improve child health outcomes even beyond position.