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Cross sectional morbidity survey in school<br />

in the school morb~d~ty survey, 217 out <strong>of</strong> 591 girls (36 7%) and 274 out <strong>of</strong> 758 boys<br />

(36 2%) had evldence <strong>of</strong> ~mrnun~zat~on w~th BCG vacwne The d~fference between the<br />

genders was not statlstlcally slynlflcant (p > 0 05)<br />

Cross sectional morbidity survey and cohort study<br />

There was no slgnlflcant d~fference In the overall rnorb~d~ty between girls and boys as<br />

per school survey and cohort study The average dlsorder per ch~ld ~n the school survey<br />

was 2 5 for both girls and boys In the cohort study, the average eplsode <strong>of</strong> illness per<br />

glrl was 1 4lyear and per boy 1 5lyear<br />

:> Attention in sickness and type <strong>of</strong> health care<br />

Cross sectional morbidity survey and cohort study<br />

It has been ment~oned under the results In the chapter on health (Chapter 5 4), that no<br />

s~gn~f~cant d~fference was observed In the type <strong>of</strong> health care glven to girls and boys as<br />

revealed both In the cross sect~onal morb~d~ty survey and In the cohort study Further ~n<br />

the cohort study, ~t was observed that 7 out <strong>of</strong> a total <strong>of</strong> 127 ep~sodes (5 5%) <strong>of</strong><br />

Illnesses In girls and 13 out <strong>of</strong> 179 (7 3%) ep~sodes <strong>of</strong> lllnesses In boys were glven<br />

rnedlcal attent~on after a delay <strong>of</strong> 2 days from the onset <strong>of</strong> illness The d~fference was<br />

not statlsttcally slgnlflcant (p > 0 05) In the remalnlng chrldren, attention was glven<br />

Wlthln 24 hours

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