Table 2 Socio-demographic and nutritional differences associated with upper and lower RTI patients under 5 years of age, Cairo University Children’s Hospital September 2018–March 2019 (n = 611)
Socio-demographic and nutritional variables | Upper RTI | Lower RTI | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 308) | (n = 303) | ||||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
Age group | |||||
< 2 years | 132 | 46.2 | 154 | 53.8 | 0.048* |
2–5 years | 176 | 54.2 | 149 | 45.8 | |
Sex | |||||
Male | 165 | 50.9 | 159 | 49.1 | 0.786 |
Female | 143 | 49.8 | 144 | 50.2 | |
Residence | |||||
Urban | 218 | 51.9 | 202 | 48.1 | 0.273 |
Rural | 90 | 47.1 | 101 | 52.9 | |
Crowding Index | |||||
> 2 | 150 | 48.9 | 157 | 51.1 | 0.441 |
≤ 2 | 158 | 52 | 146 | 48 | |
Paternal education | |||||
Not educated | 85 | 54.1 | 72 | 45.9 | 0.001* |
Primary | 46 | 47.4 | 51 | 52.6 | |
Secondary | 94 | 41.6 | 132 | 58.4 | |
University or higher | 83 | 63.4 | 48 | 36.6 | |
Maternal education | |||||
Not educated | 98 | 56.6 | 75 | 43.4 | 0.266 |
Primary | 75 | 47.2 | 84 | 52.8 | |
Secondary | 89 | 47.6 | 98 | 52.4 | |
University or higher | 46 | 50 | 46 | 50 | |
Feeding | |||||
Breastfeeding | 198 | 48.4 | 211 | 51.6 | 0.371 |
Artificial feeding | 77 | 54.6 | 64 | 45.4 | |
Mixed | 33 | 54.1 | 28 | 45.9 | |
Nutritional status | |||||
Normal | 268 | 87 | 267 | 88.1 | 0.679 |
Malnourished | 40 | 13 | 36 | 11.9 | |