Table 5.
Distribution of children’s haemoglobin rate between low and high resistance areas
Haemoglobin rate <11 g/dl | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (months) |
Low resistance area |
High resistance area |
||
Number (%) |
Total population |
Number (%) |
Total population |
|
[6-30] months |
244 (80.3) |
304 |
256 (86.5) |
296 |
[31–59] months |
146 (67.8) |
216 |
143 (77.7) |
184 |
Total | 390 (75.0) | 520 | 399 (83.1) | 480 |
For age: p = 0.00 For area resistance: p = 0.35.