Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population
Variables | Subjects | Controls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | χ2 | df | p | |
Age groups | |||||
Children (7–12 years) | 47 (56.0) | 47 (56.0) | 0.000 | 1 | 1.000 |
Adolescents (13–17 years) | 37 (44.0) | 37 (44.0) | |||
Gender | |||||
Males | 47 (56.0) | 47 (56.0) | 0.000 | 1 | 1.000 |
Females | 37 (44.0) | 37 (44.0) | |||
Educational level | |||||
Early Primary (Primary 1–3) | 18 (21.4) | 20 (23.8) | 2.190 | 3 | 0.534 |
Late Primary (Primary 4–6) | 24 (28.6) | 20 (23.8) | |||
Junior Secondary | 24 (28.6) | 19 (22.6) | |||
Senior Secondary | 18 (21.4) | 25 (29.8) | |||
Socio-economic Status | |||||
Upper | 29 (34.5) | 32 (38.1) | 1.061 | 2 | 0.588 |
Middle | 38 (45.2) | 40 (47.6) | |||
Lower | 17 (20.2) | 12 (14.3) | |||