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. 2016 Jun 15;9(2):167–171. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1357

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