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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: Risk factors for recurrent severe anemia among previously transfused children in Uganda: an age-matched case-control study

Variable

Study category

Total (n = 196)

Cases (n = 101)

Controls (n = 95)

Age of child in months (matching criterion), mean (SD)*

31.3 (14.4)

32.2 (14.3)

30.3 (14.5)

Sex, n (%)

 Female

81 (41.3)

43 (42.6)

38 (40.0)

 Male

115 (58.7)

58 (57.4)

57 (60.0)

Mother’s age in years, mean (SD)

28.4 (6.3)

28.5 (6.4)

28.3 (6.2)

Study site, n (%)

 Jinja

116 (59.2)

58 (57.4)

58 (61.1)

 Masaka

34 (17.4)

16 (15.8)

18 (18.9)

 Hoima

25 (12.8)

12 (11.9)

13 (13.7)

 Kamuli

15 (7.6)

12 (11.9)

3 (3.2)

 Mubende

6 (3.1)

3 (2.9)

3 (3.2)

Caregiver relationship to the child, n (%)

 Mother

130 (66.3)

67 (66.3)

63 (66.3)

 Father

47 (23.9)

26 (25.7)

21 (22.1)

Others (Grand, Auntie, etc)

19 (9.7)

8 (7.9)

11 (11.6)

Occupation of caregiver, n (%)

 Employed

48 (24.5)

25 (24.8)

23 (24.2)

 Un-employed

148 (75.5)

76 (75.2)

72 (75.8)

  1. *SD = standard deviation