Table 1.
summary of household (n=1172) and school enrolled (n=682) participants with GALS/pGALS and REMS positive status by age group, gender, religion, and tribe
| Variable | Levels | Household | School | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALS or pGALS positive/ total assessed n/N (%) | REMS positive/GALS or pGALS positive n/N (%) | GALS or pGALS positive/ total assessed n/N (%) | REMS positive/GALS or pGALS positive n/N (%) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 23/508 (4.5%) | 6/23 (26.1%) | 2/295 (0.7%) | 1/2 (50.0%) | |
| Female | 72/664 (10.8%) | 31/72 (43.0%) | 5/387 (1.3%) | 2/5 (40.0%) | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 5-17 | 4/346 (1.2%) | 1/4 (25.0%) | 7/674 (1.0%) | 3/7 (42.9%) | |
| 18-24 | 1/97 (1.0%) | 0/1 (0%) | 0/8 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 25-34 | 2/119 (1.7%) | 0/2 (0%) | - | - | |
| 35-44 | 6/140 (4.3%) | 2/6 (33.3%) | - | - | |
| 45-54 | 10/157 (6.4%) | 1/10 (10.0%) | - | - | |
| 55-64 | 21/138 (15.2%) | 10/21 (47.6%) | - | - | |
| 65 above | 51/175 (29.1%) | 22/51 (43.1%) | - | - | |
| Religion | |||||
| Christian | 77/960 (8.0%) | 28/77 (36.4%) | 0/167 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Muslim | 17/186 (9.1%) | 9/17 (52.9%) | 0/81 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| NA | 26 | 434 | |||
| Tribe | |||||
| Chaga | 95/1093 (8.7%) | 37/95 (38.9%) | 0/228 (0%) | ||
| Others | 0/57 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0/14 (0%) | ||
| NA | 22 | 440 |
GALS: gait, arms, legs, and spine; pGALS: paediatric GALS; REMS: regional examination of musculoskeletal system; NA: not applicable indicates number of observations with missing data