Table 2: Distribution of clinical symptoms with gender
Total (n = 191) | Male (n = 92) | Female (n = 99) | |||||||||||||
No. | % | No. | %% | No. | % | RR (95% CI), p-value | |||||||||
Chicken pox | 15 | 7.9 | 7 | 7.6 | 8 | 8.1 | 0.96 (0.55-1.69), 0.90 | ||||||||
Jaundice | 12 | 6.3 | 7 | 7.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 1.22 (0.74-2.03), 0.46 | ||||||||
Cardiac problem | 8 | 4.2 | 3 | 3.3 | 5 | 5.1 | 0.77 (0.31-1.91), 0.53 | ||||||||
Kidney problem | 5 | 2.6 | 1 | 1.1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.40 (0.07-2.37), 0.20 | ||||||||
Ear infection | 9 | 4.7 | 7 | 7.6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.66 (1.13-2.44), 0.04* | ||||||||
Vitamin A deficiency | 16 | 8.4 | 11 | 12.0 | 5 | 5.1 | 1.48 (1.02-2.14), 0.03* | ||||||||
Chest infection | 7 | 3.7 | 3 | 3.3 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.88 (0.37-2.11), 0.77 | ||||||||
High fever | 19 | 9.9 | 10 | 10.9 | 9 | 9.1 | 1.10 (0.70-1.73), 0.68 | ||||||||
Intake of antibiotics | 22 | 11.5 | 11 | 12.0 | 11 | 11.1 | 1.04 (0.66-1.63), 0.85 | ||||||||
Long-term breastfeeding | 12 | 6.3 | 3 | 3.3 | 9 | 9.1 | 0.50 (0.18-1.35), 0.09 |
RR: Relative risk; CI: Confidence interval; *Significant