Table 3.
Distribution of the study participants’ CAST clinical categories by socio-demographic variables
| Variables | Healthy | CAST clinical categories | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-morbidity | Morbidity | Severe morbidity | Mortality | |||
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 57.1 (471) | 19.8 (163) | 14.8 (122) | 6.3 (52) | 2.1 (17) | |
| Female | 46.0 (446) | 28.8 (279) | 15.5(150) | 6.4 (62) | 3.3 (32) | < 0.001 |
| Age | ||||||
| Early adolescence | 53.3 (535) | 23.1 (232) | 15.3 (154) | 5.8 (58) | 2.5 (25) | |
| Mid to late adolescence | 48.4 (383) | 26.6 (210) | 14.9 (118) | 7.1 (56) | 3.0 (24) | 0.199 |
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 52.6 (518) | 23.5 (231) | 14.4 (142) | 6.6 (65) | 2.8 (28) | |
| Rural | 49.3 (399) | 26.0 (211) | 16.0 (130) | 6.0 (49) | 2.6 (21) | 0.513 |
| Father’s education attainment | ||||||
| Up to primary | 51.1 (329) | 24.1 (155) | 15.8 (102) | 6.7 (43) | 2.3 (15) | |
| Secondary and above | 51.1 (588) | 25.0 (287) | 14.8 (170) | 6.2(71) | 3.0 (34 | 0.879 |
| Mother’s education attainment | ||||||
| Up to primary | 51.6 (377) | 23.4(171) | 17.2 (126) | 6.0 (44) | 1.8 (13) | |
| Secondary and above | 50.8 (540) | 25.5(271) | 13.7 (146) | 6.6 (70) | 3.4 (36) | 0.070 |
| Socio-economic status | ||||||
| Low to middle | 50.3 (395) | 23.6 (185) | 18.0 (141) | 6.5 (51) | 1.7 (13) | |
| High | 51.7 (522) | 25.5 (257) | 13.0 (131) | 6.2 (63) | 3.6 (36) | 0.007 |