Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.
Variables |
Group 1 (Presented after 3 days) (n = 62) |
Group 2 (Presented before 3 days (n = 62) |
Test of significance |
Gender |
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Male |
36 (58.1) |
37 (59.7) |
OR = 0.96, p = 0.85 |
Female |
26 (41.9) |
25 (40.3) |
95% CI = 0.68 – 1.40 |
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Age category |
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> 1 month – 5 years |
54 (87.1) |
48 (77.4) |
OR = 3.12, p = 0.05* |
> 5 years – < 15 years |
8 (12.9) |
14 (22.6) |
95% CI = 0.93 – 10.43 |
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Mean Age |
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Age of child (months) |
50.6 ± 38.2 |
38.0 ± 36.2 |
t-test = -1.6; p = 0.1 |
Age of mother (years) |
29.2 ± 5.8 |
28.8 ± 4.8 |
t-test; 0.01; p = 0.91 |
Age of father (years) |
41.5 ± 7.4 |
41.7 ± 8.9 |
t-test; -0.43; p = 0.76 |
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Socioeconomic class |
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Upper |
1 (1.6) |
1 (1.6) |
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Middle |
13 (29.0) |
26 (41.9) |
Χ2 = 6.4 |
Lower |
48 (77.4) |
35 (56.5) |
p = 0.04 |
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Primary caregiver |
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Mother |
51 (82.3) |
58 (93.5) |
OR = 3.12, p = 0.05* |
Others |
11 (17.7) |
4 (6.5) |
95% CI = 0.93 – 10.43 |
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Mother’s educational status |
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Non formal |
31 (50.0) |
8 (12.9) |
OR = 2.17, p = 0.00 |
Formal |
31 (50.0) |
54 (87.1) |
95% CI = 1.57 – 3.01 |
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Mother’s employment status |
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Unemployed |
35 (56.5) |
34 (54.8) |
OR = 0.94, p = 0.86 |
Employed |
27 (43.5) |
28 (45.2) |
95% CI = 0.46 – 1.9 |
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Father’s educational status |
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Non formal |
25 (40.3) |
7 (11.3) |
OR = 1.94, p = 0.00 |
Formal |
37 (59.7) |
55 (88.7) |
95% CI = 1.4 – 2.6 |
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Father’s employment status |
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Unemployed |
18 (29.0) |
8 (12.9) |
OR = 1.54, p = 0.03 |
Employed |
44(87.1) |
54 (71.0) |
95% CI = 1.1 – 2.2 |
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Number of siblings |
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1 – 2 |
10 (16.1) |
19 (30.6) |
OR = 2.30, p = 0.04 |
≥ 3 |
52 (83.9) |
43 (69.4) |
95% CI = 0.97 – 5.5 |
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*: Fisher's exact test.