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Table 2 Social demographic characteristics of the children enrolled in Sissa sub-county, Wakiso

From: Prevalence of group a streptococcus pharyngeal carriage and clinical manifestations in school children aged 5–15 yrs in Wakiso District, Uganda

Variable

School

Total

Kitende

Bethel

Mpumudde

Jjanyi

Faith Trust

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Sex:

 Male

58 (48.3)

14 (24.6)

20 (37.0)

31 (43.1)

26 (40.6)

149 (40.7)

 Female

61 (51.7)

43 (75.4)

34 (63.0)

41 (56.1)

38 (59.4)

217 (59.3)

House Typea

 Single

72 (60.5)

35 (61.4)

44 (81.5)

44 (61.1)

49 (76.6)

244 (68)

 Semi detached

44 (37.0)

18 (31.6)

10 (18.5)

28 (38.9)

15 (23.4)

115 (32)

School Location:

 Rural

0

0

54

72

0

125 (34)

 Peri-urban

119

57

0

0

64

241 (66)

School Type Child Attends:

 Private

0

57

0

0

64

121(33)

 Government

119

0

54

72

0

245 (67)

Class child Attends:

 Lower

45 (37.8)

21 (36.8)

27 (50.0)

45 (62.5)

30 (46.9)

168(45.9)

 Middle

49 (41.2)

9 (15.8)

15 (27.8)

22 (30.6)

26 (40.6)

121(33.1)

 Upper

25 (21.0)

27 (47.4)

12 (22.2)

5 (6.9)

8 (12.5)

77 (21)

  1. a7 children had this information missing