T1able 2.
Demographic characteristics of parents (n=413)
Parents' characteristics | NRF | RF | RHD |
---|---|---|---|
(n=207) | (n=103) | (n=103) | |
Education of mother | |||
Secondary and above | 78 (37.7) | 25 (24.3) | 16 (15.5) |
Primary or less | 59 (28.5) | 30 (29.1) | 35 (34.0) |
Illiterate | 70 (33.8) | 48 (46.6) | 52 (50.5) |
χ2 (p value) | Reference | 6.7 (0.033)* | 11.7 (0.003)* |
Occupation of mother | |||
Housewife | 197 (95.2) | 91 (88.3) | 87 (84.5) |
Working mother | 10 (4.8) | 12 (11.7) | 16 (15.5) |
OR (95% CI) for working mother | Reference | 2.6 (1.1-6.2)* | 3.6 (1.6-8.3)* |
Education of father | |||
Secondary and above | 113 (54.6) | 60 (58.3) | 46 (44.7) |
Primary or less | 94 (45.4) | 43 (41.7) | 57 (55.3) |
OR (95% CI) for primary or less | Reference | 1.2 (0.7-1.9) | 0.7 (0.4-1.1) |
Occupation of father | |||
Labour-intensive job | 108 (52.2) | 29 (28.2) | 46 (44.7) |
Moderate-activity job | 43 (20.8) | 31 (30.1) | 27 (26.2) |
Sedentary-activity job | 56 (27.1) | 43 (41.7) | 30 (29.1) |
χ2 (p value) | Reference | 1.6 (p 0.06) | 1.8 (p 0.41) |
*Statistically significant; CI=Confidence interval; NRF=Non-rheumatic fever (control); OR=Odds ratio; RF=Rheumatic fever; RHD=Rheumatic heart disease; Figures in parentheses are percentages unless other-wise specified in the column-head