Research Article
Clinico-Epidemiological Profile of Children Orphaned due to AIDS Residing in Care Giving Institutions in Coastal South India
Table 1
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants [
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| | Characteristics | Orphans | Nonorphans | Total |
| | Mean age ± SD years | 13.4 ± 3.1 | 12.7 ± 2.7 | 13.2 ± 3 | | Age in years | (%) | (%) | (%) | | <10 years | 07 (12.5) | 06 (20.0) | 13 (15.1) | | 10–15 years | 37 (66.1) | 19 (63.3) | 56 (65.1) | | >15 years | 12 (21.4) | 05 (16.7) | 17 (19.8) |
| | Gender | | | | | Male | 42 (75.0) | 11 (36.7) | 53 (61.6) | | Female | 14 (25.0) | 19 (63.3) | 33 (38.4) |
| | Place of origin | | | | | Mangalore | 15 (26.8) | 12 (40.0) | 27 (31.4) | | Outside Mangalore | 41 (73.2) | 18 (60.0) | 59 (68.6) |
| | Enrolled in school/college | | | | | Yes | 55 (98.2) | 29 (96.7) | 84 (97.7) | | No | 01 (01.8) | 01 (03.3) | 02 (02.3) |
| | Type of school/college | | | | | Private | 27 (48.2) | 18 (60.0) | 45 (52.3) | | Government | 28 (50.0) | 11 (36.7) | 39 (45.3) | | Do not attend school | 01 (01.8) | 01 (03.3) | 02 (02.3) |
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