Table 2.
Ov-infected children by age and sex (n = 284)
| Total (n = 284) | Ov positive | p value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 284) | Male (n = 158) | Female (n = 126) | |||||||
| Age of children, mean (SD) | 10.0 | (3.4) | 10.2 | (3.4) | 9.7 | (3.3) | 10.8 | (3.3) | 0.032* |
| Age group, n (%) | 0.345** | ||||||||
| 5 years | 33 | (11.6) | 25 | (75.8) | 16 | (80.0) | 9 | (69.2) | |
| 6–10 years | 126 | (44.4) | 101 | (80.2) | 63 | (84.0) | 38 | (74.5) | |
| 11–14 years | 87 | (30.6) | 75 | (86.2) | 40 | (88.9) | 35 | (83.3) | |
| 15 years | 38 | (13.4) | 34 | (89.5) | 16 | (88.9) | 18 | (90.0) | |
| Total | 284 | (100.0) | 235 | (82.8) | 135 | (85.4) | 100 | (79.4) | |
*Comparing the mean age of children by children’s Ov status
**Comparing the children’s Ov status by age group