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Table 2 Characteristics and related practices of study population (N = 988)

From: Disparity of anemia prevalence and associated factors among rural to urban migrant and the local children under two years old: a population based cross-sectional study in Pinghu, China

  

Total

Migrant

Permanent

P*

% (N = 988)

% (n = 667)

% (n = 321)

Children

     

Age

6 ~

41.4 (409)

44.7 (298)

34.6 (111)

0.009

(Months)

12~

30.4 (300)

29.1 (194)

33.0 (106)

 
 

18~

28.2 (279)

26.2 (175)

32.4 (104)

 

Gender

Boy

55.6 (549)

56.2 (375)

54.2 (174)

0.550

 

Girl

44.4 (439)

43.8 (292)

45.8 (147)

 

Mother

     

Education

Low

19.1 (189)

26.2 (175)

4.4 ( 14)

<0.001

 

Medium

55.9 (552)

62.9 (419)

41.4 (133)

 
 

High

25.0 (247)

10.9 ( 73)

54.2 (174)

 

Occupation

Employed

55.6 (549)

45.0 (300)

77.6 (249)

<0.001

 

Not work for payment

44.4 (439)

55.0 (367)

22.4 ( 72)

 

Family

     

Annual income

Poor

48.1 (475)

59.8 (399)

23.7 ( 76)

<0.001

 

Middle

34.5 (341)

28.5 (190)

47.0 (151)

 
 

Rich

17.4 (172)

11.7 ( 78)

29.3 ( 94)

 

Caregivers

Parents only

40.6 (401)

55.8 (372)

9.0 ( 29)

<0.001

 

Parents & others

59.4 (587)

44.2 (295)

91.0 (292)

 

Elder sibling/s

Yes

30.2 (298)

37.2 (248)

15.6 ( 50)

<0.001

 

No

69.8 (690)

62.8 (419)

84.4 (271)

 

Child health care & feeding

    

Timely child health care

Yes

11.0 (109)

5.2 ( 35)

23.1 (74)

<0.001

No

89.0 (879)

94.8 (632)

84.4 (247)

 

Breastfeeding at 6 months

Yes

74.4 (735)

78.4 (523)

66.0 (212)

<0.001

No

25.6 (253)

21.6 (144)

34.0 (109)

 

Iron

Yes

88.0 (869)

83.5 (557)

97.2 (312)

<0.001

 

No

12.0 (119)

16.5 (110)

2.8 ( 9)

 

MDD

Yes

77.3 (764)

72.1 (481)

88.2 (283)

<0.001

 

No

22.7 (224)

27.9 (186)

11.8 ( 38)

 

MMF

Yes

77.8 (769)

73.5 (490)

86.9 (279)

<0.001

 

No

22.2 (219)

26.5 (177)

13.1 ( 42)

 
  1. *Pearson Chi-square test.