Table 1 Demographic characteristics of cases and controls, Kadoma City, 2011
From: Risk factors for contracting watery diarrhoea in Kadoma City, Zimbabwe, 2011: a case control study
Variable | Cases | Controls | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 109 (%) | n = 109 (%) | |||
Child sex: | Female | 49(45) | 54(49) | 0.59 |
Male | 60(55.0) | 55(51) | ||
Township of residence: | Rimuka | 31(28) | 31(28) | >0.99 |
Ngezi | 78(71) | 78(71) | ||
Caregiver mother: | Yes | 97(89) | 98(90) | >0.99 |
No | 12(11) | 11(10) | ||
Caregiver sex: | Female | 108(99) | 107(98) | >0.99 |
Male | 1(1) | 2(2) | ||
Religion of caregiver: | Apostolic | 30(28) | 29(27) | 0.51 |
Pentecostal | 42(39) | 44(40) | ||
Orthodox | 31(28) | 25(23) | ||
Traditional | 6(6) | 2(2) | ||
Caregiver level of education: | Primary and below | 12(11) | 16(15) | 0.51 |
Secondary and above | 97(89) | 93(85) | ||
Occupation of caregiver: | Housewife | 94(86) | 95(87) | 0.55 |
Informal | 12(11) | 13(12) | ||
Maid | 2(2) | 0(0) | ||
Median age: | (months) | 12(Q1 = 9: Q3 = 20) | 17(Q1 = 11; Q3 = 35) |