Table 5 Socio-demographic, economic and clinical characteristics of children in relation to sub-clinical RHD findings
Variable | Number in group | Number (%) with RHD in the group | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
 Males | 2014 | 30 (1.5) | 0.006 |
 Females | 2422 | 65 (2.7) |  |
Age groups, (years) | Â | Â | Â |
 5–9 | 1855 | 29 (1.6) | 0.023 |
 10–14 | 2429 | 62 (2.6) |  |
 15–16 | 84 | 4 (4.8) |  |
 Missing | 68 |  |  |
School setting | Â | Â | Â |
 Semi-urban | 2196 | 49 (2.2) | 0.683 |
 Rural | 2240 | 46 (2.1) |  |
Living with parents | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 3733 | 79 (2.1) | 0.732 |
 No | 689 | 16 (2.3) |  |
 Missing | 14 |  |  |
Head of house occupation | Â | Â | Â |
 Farmer/peasant | 2050 | 49 (2.4) | 0.625 |
 Government employed | 359 | 5 (1.4) |  |
 Self employed | 1035 | 23 (2.2) |  |
 Petty business | 738 | 12 (1.6) |  |
 Other occupations | 206 | 5 (2.4) |  |
 Missing | 48 |  |  |
Mother education | Â | Â | Â |
 No formal education | 391 | 6 (1.5) | 0.254 |
 Primary education | 2546 | 60 (2.4) |  |
 Secondary education | 878 | 12 (1.4) |  |
 Above secondary | 281 | 9 (3.2) |  |
 Not applicable/deceased | 255 | 6 (2.4) |  |
 Missing | 85 |  |  |
Father education | Â | Â | Â |
 No formal education | 258 | 3 (1.2) | 0.414 |
 Primary education | 2390 | 57 (2.4) |  |
 Secondary education | 1001 | 17 (1.7) |  |
 Above secondary | 370 | 10 (2.7) |  |
 Not applicable | 325 | 5 (1.5) |  |
 Missing | 99 |  |  |
Head of household education | Â | Â | Â |
 No formal education | 326 | 5 (1.5) | 0.580 |
 Primary education | 2468 | 60 (2.4) |  |
 Secondary education | 938 | 16 (1.7) |  |
 Above secondary | 390 | 8 (2.1) |  |
 Not applicable | 203 | 3 (1.5) |  |
 Missing | 111 |  |  |
Roofing materials | Â | Â | Â |
 Iron sheets | 4111 | 87 (2.1) | 0.862 |
 Tiles | 11 | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Grass | 252 | 7 (2.8) |  |
 Mud | 51 | 1 (2.0) |  |
 Missing | 11 |  |  |
Wall materials | Â | Â | Â |
 Bricks | 3230 | 70 (2.2) | 0.993 |
 Mud | 1011 | 21 (2.1) |  |
 Wood | 101 | 2 (2.0) |  |
 Iron sheets | 73 | 2 (2.7) |  |
 Others | 4 | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Missing | 17 |  |  |
Floor materials | Â | Â | Â |
 Cement | 2876 | 67 (2.3) | 0.675 |
 Mud | 1359 | 25 (1.8) |  |
 Tiles | 159 | 3 (1.9) |  |
 Others | 19 | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Missing | 23 |  |  |
Number in the household | Â | Â | Â |
 2–5 | 2088 | 40 (1.9) | 0.375 |
 6–10 | 2031 | 52 (2.6) |  |
 >10 | 138 | 3 (2.2) |  |
 Missing | 179 |  |  |
Number in same room | Â | Â | Â |
 1–4 | 4240 | 91 (2.1) | 0.784 |
 ≥5 | 116 | 3 (2.6) |  |
 Missing | 80 |  |  |
Distance to health facility | Â | Â | Â |
 Within 1 km | 3006 | 71 (2.4) | 0.527 |
 1-5 km | 1223 | 22 (1.8) |  |
 >5 km | 45 | 1 (2.2) |  |
 Missing | 162 |  |  |
Cardiac murmur | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 53 | 6 (11.3) | < 0.0001 |
 No | 4473 | 88 (2.0) |  |
 Missing | 10 |  |  |