Age-wise and gender-wise distribution of the study groups
| Age group | Mean age | Median age | Gender | Immunisation status | Hostel status | Total (%) | |||
| M | F | NI | I | NH | H | ||||
| 5–9 years | 6.8±1.19 | 7.0 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 48 | 54 | 0 | 54 (26.47) |
| 10–14 years | 12.12±1.1 | 12.0 | 80 | 70 | 10 | 140 | 98 | 52 | 150 (73.53) |
| Total | 108 (52.9) | 96 (47.1) | 16 (7.84) | 188 (92.16) | 152 (74.5) | 5 (25.4) | 204 (100) | ||
Figures in parenthesis depict %.
F, female; H, hostellers; I, immunised; M, male; NI, non-immunised; NH, non-hostellers.