Table 3 Socio-demographic factors in relation to G6PD deficiency by Care Start (n = 1341)
From: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in people living in malaria endemic districts of Nepal
Characteristics | Number (%) | Care Start result | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Low | |||
Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
Gender | ||||
 Female | 820 (61.1) | 783 (95.5) | 37 (4.5) | 0.003* |
 Male | 521 (38.9) | 477 (91.6) | 44 (8.4) |  |
Ethnicity | ||||
 Rajbanshi | 162 (12.1) | 143 (88.3) | 19 (11.7) | 0.006* |
 Brahmin and Chhetri | 70 (5.2) | 69 (98.6) | 1 (1.4) |  |
 Tharu | 1005 (74.9) | 949 (94.4) | 56 (5.6) |  |
 Others | 104 (7.8) | 99 (95.2) | 5 (4.8) |  |
Age group (years) | ||||
 ≤20 | 687 (51.2) | 639 (93.0) | 48 (7.0) | 0.448 |
 21–35 | 356 (26.5) | 339 (95.2) | 17 (4.8) |  |
 36–50 | 203 (15.1) | 191 (94.1) | 12 (5.9) |  |
 ≥51 | 95 (7.1) | 91 (95.8) | 4 (4.2) |  |
Districts | ||||
 Dhanusa | 212 (15.8) | 206 (97.2) | 6 (2.8) | 0.031* |
 Dang | 226 (16.9) | 216 (95.6) | 10 (4.4) |  |
 Kailali | 228 (17) | 216 (94.7) | 12 (5.3) |  |
 Chitwan | 226 (16.9) | 213 (94.2) | 13 (5.8) |  |
 Morang | 225 (16.8) | 207 (92.0) | 18 (8.0) |  |
 Jhapa | 224 (16.7) | 202 (90.2) | 22 (9.8) |  |