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Table 5 Rural and urban concentration indices for Ghana, Zambia and Kenya

From: A comparative analysis of socioeconomic inequities in stunting: a case of three middle-income African countries

Country

Year

Geographical area

Estimate

Standard Error

[95% confidence interval]

 

2003

Urban

−0.19

0.00

−0.19

−0.19

Rural

−0.07

0.00

−0.07

−0.07

Ghana

2008

Urban

−0.16

0.05

−0.26

−0.07

Rural

−0.04

0.02

−0.09

0.01

2014

Urban

−0.24

0.04

−0.31

−0.16

Rural

−0.10

0.02

−0.14

−0.06

2001

Urban

−0.09

0.02

−0.13

−0.05

Rural

−0.03

0.01

−0.04

−0.01

Zambia

2007

Urban

−0.11

0.03

−0.17

−0.05

Rural

−0.01

0.01

−0.03

0.01

2013

Urban

−0.11

0.02

−0.14

−0.07

Rural

−0.04

0.01

−0.06

−0.03

2003

Urban

−0.19

0.04

−0.26

−0.12

Rural

−0.07

0.01

−0.10

−0.05

Kenya

2008

Urban

−0.14

0.05

−0.24

−0.04

Rural

−0.07

0.01

−0.10

−0.04

2014

Urban

−0.25

0.03

−0.30

−0.20

Rural

−0.08

0.01

−0.10

−0.07

  1. Source: DHS (2001,2003,2007,2008, 2013 and 2014). Authors’ calculations