Table 2.
Prevalence of MdSA and MdSMA as affected by sociodemographic and clinical factors at presentation.
| Characteristic | Category | N | Prevalence of MdSA (n) | χ 2 | Prevalence of MdSMA (n) | χ 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P value | P value | |||||
| Age group in years | 1–5 | 111 | 41.4 (46) | 3.95 0.14 |
14.4 (16) | 0.14 0.93 |
| 6–10 | 61 | 41.0 (25) | 16.4 (10) | |||
| 11–14 | 44 | 25.0 (11) | 15.9 (7) | |||
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| Gender | Male | 113 | 36.3 (41) | 0.28 0.59 |
11.5 (13) | 2.61 0.11 |
| Female | 103 | 39.8 (41) | 19.4 (20) | |||
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| SES | Poor | 70 | 42.9 (30) | 4.16 0.13 |
14.3 (10) | 0.35 0.84 |
| Average | 108 | 39.8 (43) | 16.7 (18) | |||
| Rich | 38 | 23.7 (9) | 13.2 (5) | |||
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| Family size | 1–5 | 107 | 40.2 (43) | 1.32 0.52 |
15.0 (16) | 1.66 0.44 |
| 6–10 | 94 | 34.0 (32) | 13.8 (13) | |||
| >10 | 15 | 46.7 (7) | 26.7 (4) | |||
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| Level of education of household head | Not formal | 5 | 60.0 (3) | 8.00 0.046 |
0 | 1.98 0.58 |
| Primary | 37 | 35.1 (13) | 16.2 (6) | |||
| Secondary | 94 | 46.8 (44) | 18.1 (17) | |||
| Tertiary | 80 | 27.5 (22) | 12.5 (10) | |||
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| Altitude of residence | Lowland | 19 | 63.2 (12) | 8.93 0.012 |
26.3 (5) | 3.14 0.21 |
| Middle belt | 161 | 38.5 (62) | 15.5 (25) | |||
| Highland | 36 | 22.2 (8) | 8.3 (3) | |||
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| Fever status | Febrile | 107 | 45.8 (49) | 5.25 0.019 |
21.5 (23) | 6.33 0.012 |
| Afebrile | 109 | 30.3 (33) | 9.2 (10) | |||
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| Splenomegaly | Enlarged | 48 | 39.6 (19) | 0.07 0.79 |
14.6 (7) | 0.023 0.88 |
| Normal | 168 | 37.5 (63) | 15.5 (26) | |||
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| Nutritional status | Malnourished | 52 | 44.2 (23) | 1.14 0.29 |
23.1 (12) | 3.22 0.07 |
| Normal | 164 | 36.0 (59) | 12.8 (21) | |||
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| Total | 216 | 38.0 (82) | 15.3 (33) | |||