Table 6 Effects of variables on the academic performance of children with SCA
From: Determinants of academic performance in children with sickle cell anaemia
Variables | Academic score ratings | χ 2( p) | r (p) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | Average | High | |||
School absence | |||||
Low | 11 | 9 | 14 | 5.023 (0.081) | -0.080 (0.453) |
High | 18 | 26 | 12 | ||
Socio-economic class | |||||
Lower | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9.626 (0.047) | 0.313 (0.003) |
Middle | 7 | 11 | 3 | ||
Upper | 4 | 11 | 12 | ||
DAPQ | |||||
Low | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2.418 (0.298) | 0.394 (0.000) |
Normal | 21 | 29 | 23 | ||
Age | |||||
5–7 yrs | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10.946 (0.027) | -0.412 (0.000) |
8–10 yrs | 14 | 14 | 8 | ||
> 10 yrs | 11 | 14 | 5 | ||