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The mean duration of fever was 3.6(i 2.8) days, respiratory infect~on 4.5(12 9) days,
abdominal pain 2.7(t 2 9) days and headache 3 3(t 2.8) days The mean durat~on of
~llness between girls and boys is compared in Table 5.16. There was no s~gnif~cant
difference between the genders (p > 0.05).
The mean school loss due to feverwas 2.1(12.7) days, respiratory infection 1 4(i 2.1)
days. abdominal paln 1.4(+2.4) days, headache l.l(i 1.8) days and diarrhea 1.5(+
2 1)days. The mean school loss due to illness between girls and boys is compared in
Table 5.17. No significant difference was observed between the genders (p > 0 05).
=, Clinical Examination
Out of 591 girls examined, only 15 (2.5%) d~d not suffer from any disorder at all, and
among boys. 25 out of 758 (3.3%) did not have any disorder. There was no significant
difference between the genders (p > 0.05) in th~s The distribution of the frequency of
d~sorden in gtds and boys is shown in Table 5.18. The disorders found on clinical
examination were classified into nutritional, infectious and others. The distribution of
these disorders is given in Tables 5.19-5.23. The total number of disorders in girls was
1,454 with an average of 2.5 disorderlchild. The total number of disorders in boys was
1,877 with an average of 2.5 disorderlchild. There was no significant difference
between the genders (2 = 1.64; p > 0. 05). However, as shown in Table 5.23,
signifiant difference was observed in some specific disorders. Anemia and worm
Infestation were significantly more prevalent in girls, while the prevalence of vitamin A
and B deficiency skin infections, cervical adenitis, periodontal diseasas and injunes
were found to be significantly higher in boys (p C 0.05).