Table 2 The prevalence of nutritional disorders among school-age children by gender in urban slums of bareilly (UP), India 2010-2011 (Multiple Responses)
From: Nutritional status of school-age children - A scenario of urban slums in India
Nutritional disorders | Boys (n = 304) | Girls (n = 219) | Total (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No. | % | No. | % | Â |
Anemia | 102 | 33.7 | 94 | 42.8 | 196 (37.5) |
| Â | X 2 = 4.76, p = 0.0290 | Â | |||
Vit A deficiency disorders | 7 | 2.3 | 11 | 5.0 | 18 (3.4) |
| Â | X 2 = 2.83, p = 0.0923 | Â | |||
Refractive errors | 27 | 8.9 | 14 | 6.3 | 41 (7.8) |
| Â | X 2 = 1.09, p = 0.2962 | Â | |||
Rickets | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.8 | 4 (0.8) |
| Â | X 2 = 3.45, p = 0.06333 | Â | |||
Dental caries | 52 | 17.2 | 45 | 20.4 | 97 (18.5) |
| Â | X 2 = 0.99, p = 0.3176 | Â | |||
CSOM | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.9 | 4 (0.8) |
| Â | X 2 = 0.03, p = 0.8580 | Â | |||
Throat infections | 42 | 13.7 | 36 | 16.2 | 78 (14.9) |
| Â | X 2 = 0.69, p = 0.4062 | Â | |||
Skin diseases | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 3.1 | 15 (2.9) |
| Â | X 2 = 0.14, p = 0.7024 | Â | |||