From: Nutritional status of school children living in Northern part of Sri Lanka
Socio demographic details | Number of Students (%) | |
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Gender | Males | 496 (49) |
Females | 516 (51) | |
Mean Age (Yrs) ±SD | Males | 11.11±1.76 |
Females | 11.13±1.88 | |
Educational zones (%) | Jaffna | 320 (31.6) |
Vadamaradchi | 234 (23.1) | |
Thenmaradchi | 204 (20.2) | |
Valikamam | 103 (10.1) | |
Islands | 151 (15.0) | |
Maternal Age (years) | < 20 | 54 (5.3) |
20–29 | 297 (29.3) | |
30–39 | 355 (35) | |
40–49 | 234 (23.1) | |
> 50 | 72 (7.1) | |
Household income a | Low | 320 (31.6) |
Middle | 446 (44) | |
High | 246 (24.3) | |
Maternal Educational Level | Nil | 10 (1) |
Incomplete primary | 24 (2.4) | |
Complete primary | 176 (17.4) | |
Incomplete secondary | 402 (39.7) | |
Complete Secondary | 340 (33.6) | |
Higher degree | 60 (5.9) |