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Table 1 Occurrence of Fever by Selected Variables

From: Poverty and fever vulnerability in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis

 

Fever Occurrence in Child

Yes

No

Total

Chi

P value

Region

     

North Central

414(9.2)

4066(90.8)

4480(100.0)

  

North east

1145(20.2)

4512(79.8)

5657(100.0)

519.3

<0.0001

North West

1017(15.12)

5707(84.9)

6724(100.0)

  

South east

542(25.2)

1606(74.8)

2148(100.0)

  

South south

578(19.7)

2358(80.3)

2936(100.0)

  

South West

269(8.8)

2790(91.2)

3059(100.0)

  

Total

3965(15.9)

21039(84.1)

25004(100.0)

  

Place of residence

     

Urban

914(13.3)

5960(86.7)

6874(100.0)

  

Rural

3051(16.8)

15079(83.2)

18130(100.0)

 

<0.0001

Total

3965(15.9)

21039(84.1)

25004(100.0)

  

Possession of bed net in household

     

No

3404(16.1)

17689(83.9)

21093(100.0)

  

Yes

506(16.3)

2604(83.7)

3110(100.0)

0.035

0.0.85

Total

3910(16.2)

20293(83.8)

24203(100.0)

  

Children <5 yrs slept under bed net last night

     

No

425(17.3)

2027(82.7)

2452(100.0)

2.92

0.085

Yes

580(15.69)

3117(84.3)

3697(100.0)

  

Total

1005(16.3)

5144(83.7)

6149(100.0)

  

Type of bed net child slept under

     

Treated net

222(16.09)

1158(.9)

1380(100.0)

  

Untreated net

283(16.4)

1443(83.6)

1726(100.0)

0.054

0.82

Total

505(16.3)

2601(83.7)

3106(100.0)

  

Sex of child

     

Male

206816.3

10588(83.7)

12656(100.0)

4.47

0.034

Female

189715.4)

10451(84.6)

12348(100.0)

  

Total

3965(15.9)

21039(84.1)

25004(100.0)

  

Wealth quintile of household

     

Lowest (poorest)

1106(17.04)

5385(82.96)

6491(100.0)

  

Second(poorer)

978(16.6)

4903(83.4)

5881(100.0)

30.78

<0.0001

Middle

770(15.8)

4105(84.2)

4875(100.0)

  

Fourth(richer)

651(15.4)

3585(84.6)

4236(100.0)

  

Highest(richest)

460(13.1)

3061(87.0)

3521(100.0)

  

Total

3965(15.9)

21039(84.1)

25004(100.0)

  

Age (months)

     

<6

274(9.42)

2635(90.58)

2909(100.0)

  

6-11

566(19.96)

2270(80.04)

2836(100.0)

  

12-23

1027(21.03)

3857(78.97)

4884(100.0)

  

24-35

800(17.77)

3703(82.23)

4503(100.0)

263.67

<0.0001

36-47

681(14.32)

4703(85.68)

4754(100.0)

  

48-59

558(13.06)

3713(86.94)

4271(100.0

  

Total

3906(16.17)

20251(83.8)

24157(100.0)

  
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