Variables | Category | Cases (n = 79) | Controls (n = 158) | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | % | Frequency | % | |||
Sex of children | Male | 52 | 65.8 | 72 | 45.6 | .003 |
Female | 27 | 34.2 | 86 | 54.4 | ||
Age in months | 6–11 | 7 | 8.9 | 16 | 10.1 | .993 |
12–23 | 24 | 30.4 | 44 | 27.8 | ||
24–35 | 20 | 25.3 | 40 | 25.3 | ||
36–47 | 19 | 24.1 | 40 | 25.3 | ||
48–59 | 9 | 11.4 | 18 | 11.4 | ||
Birth order | 1 | 19 | 24.1 | 61 | 38.6 | .003 |
2–3 | 27 | 34.2 | 63 | 39.9 | ||
≥4 | 33 | 41.8 | 34 | 21.5 | ||
Place of delivery | Home | 36 | 45.6 | 52 | 32.9 | .057 |
Health facility | 43 | 54.4 | 106 | 67.1 | ||
Home delivery by | TBA | 6 | 16.7 | 7 | 13.5 | .677 |
Neighbors | 30 | 83.3 | 45 | 86.5 | ||
Birth type | Single | 78 | 98.7 | 155 | 98.1 | .721 |
Multiple | 1 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.9 | ||
Birth interval | <2 year | 19 | 24.1 | 25 | 15.8 | .013 |
≥2 | 47 | 59.5 | 79 | 50.0 | ||
No previous birth | 13 | 16.5 | 54 | 34.2 | ||
Diarrhea, last 2wks | No | 35 | 44.3 | 107 | 67.7 | .001 |
Yes | 44 | 55.7 | 51 | 32.3 | ||
Fever, last 2wks | No | 47 | 59.5 | 113 | 71.5 | .062 |
Yes | 32 | 40.5 | 45 | 28.5 | ||
ARI, last 2wks | No | 72 | 91.1 | 134 | 84.8 | .173 |
Yes | 7 | 8.9 | 24 | 15.2 |