Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of under-fives in both communities
| Variable (child) |
IRS (N = 238) Frequency (%) |
Non-IRS (N = 242) Frequency (%) |
χ2 p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (months) | |||
| Mean age ± SD | 29.8 ± 15.9 | 26.8 ± 14.2 | 0.03*# |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 133 (55.9) | 113 (46.7) | 0.04* |
| Female | 105 (44.1) | 129 (53.3) | |
| Care-giver | |||
| Father | 6 (2.5) | 6 (2.5) | 0.95 |
| Mother | 226 (95.0) | 231 (95.5) | |
| Other guardian | 6 (2.5) | 5 (2.0) | |
| Socio-economic status | |||
| Upper class | 96 (40.3) | 75 (31.0) | 0.10 |
| Middle class | 110 (46.2) | 127 (52.5) | |
| Lower class | 32 (13.4) | 40 (16.5) | |
# t test p value
* p < 0.05