Sociodemographic and household characteristics of patients with murmurs by participation in cardiac investigation
| Sociodemographic factors | Participants (n = 203) | Non-participants (n = 53) | OR (95% CI) or p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data are mean (SD) for continuous variables or number (%) for categorical variables. | |||
| CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. | |||
| Age (years) | 32.6 (23.1) | 29.5 (18.2) | 0.37 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 28 (53%) | 88 (43%) | 0.21 |
| Male | 25 (47%) | 115 (57%) | 1.46 (0.80 to 2.68) |
| Marital status among patients ⩾ 10 years old | |||
| Ever married | 28 (64%) | 118 (64%) | 0.91 |
| Never married | 16 (36%) | 65 (36%) | 0.96 (0.49 to 1.91) |
| Literacy among patients ⩾ 5 years old | |||
| Illiterate | 25 (51%) | 105 (54%) | 0.72 |
| Able to read or having any formal education | 24 (49%) | 90 (46%) | 0.89 (0.48 to 1.67) |
| House construction | |||
| “Pucca” (walls and roof built of concrete or brick) | 12 (30%) | 52 (32%) | 0.83 |
| Semipucca or “kutcha” (walls or roof built of asbestos sheeting, card board, etc) | 28 (70%) | 112 (68%) | 0.92 (0.44 to 1.96) |
| Sanitation | |||
| No latrine within the house | 9 (22%) | 26 (17%) | 0.44 |
| Latrine within the house | 32 (78%) | 129 (83%) | 0.68 (0.30 to 1.52) |
| Socioeconomic score | 9021.0 (7145.5) | 9120.0 (5625.6) | 0.95 |
| Crowding score | 1.59 (0.95) | 1.32 (1.05) | 0.12 |