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TABLE 7.3
COMPARISON OF TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN ONSET OF
ILLNESS AND GIVING FLRST HEALTH CARE IN ACUTELY ILL
GIRLS AND BOYS S
TIME GIRLS BOYS CHI oVALUE
INTERVAL n=41 n=39 SQUARE
0 05
>1 day 15 15
36.6% 38.5% 0 18 > 0 05
# Figures in 2d line give % of *n*
Mean delay in giving first health care (girls) = 2.4 (k1.5) days
Mean delay in giving first health care (boys) = 2.6 (rU.1) days
TABLE 7.4
COMAPRISON OF SOURCE OF FIRST HEALTH CARE RECEIVED
IN ACUTELY ILL GIRLS AND BOYS S
SOURCE OF HEALTH GIRLS BOYS p VALUE
CARE 0=4 1 0-39
PRIVATE DOCI'OR
16 20
39.0%" 51.3% > 0.05&
GOVERNMENT
HOSPITAL
5 2
12.2% 5.1% > v 05'
PETTY SIIOP
MEI)ICAL SHOP 5 1
12.2'!6 2.6Y6 > O 05'
REFERNAI. HOSPITAI. 1 2
7..116 5. I % > 0 05'
FA1111 IIFALIWU 2 6
4.9% 15.4% > 0.05'
INDIGENOUS MEDlCIlVE 2 2
4.9% 5.1% > 0 05.
# Figures in Zmd line give % of 'n'
* Fisher's exact tcat
& Chi square test (X2 - 0.70)
S Data imm tertiary care hospital