Table 2 Socioeconomic characteristics of cases and community controls
Characteristic | Study groups | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases | Controls | |||
Mother’s age (years)1 | 25.59 (6.31) [376] | 26.50 (7.03) [281] | 0.08262 | |
Number of children1 | 1.73 (1.61) [354] | 1.99 (1.85) [270] | 0.05492 | |
Marital status3 | Married | 17/432 (4%) | 7/279 (3%) | 0.40064 |
Union | 295/432 (68%) | 207/279 (74%) | ||
Maiden | 89/432 (21%) | 44/279 (16%) | ||
Separate | 20/432 (5%) | 13/279 (5%) | ||
Widow | 11/432 (3%) | 8/279 (3%) | ||
Mother was educated3 | 255/440 (58%) | 199/287 (69%) | 0.00194 | |
Mother works outside home3 | 111/443 (25%) | 190/289 (66%) | <0.00014 | |
House of cement3 | 149/443 (34%) | 126/289 (44%) | 0.00654 | |
Number of rooms5 | 1 (1) [443] | 2 (2) [289] | <0.00016 | |