Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of children from migrant and comparative non-migrant households

	Left-behind children (%)	Comparative children (%)	Group difference (chi ² , df, p-value)
*Age*			0.12 (3), p = 0.950
1-4 yrs	77 (20.0)	83 (21.6)
5-8 yrs	104 (27.0)	99 (25.7)
9-12 yrs	91 (23.6)	91 (23.6)
13-17 yrs	113 (29.4)	112 (29.1)
*Gender*			0.52 (1), p = 0.471
Male	195 (50.6)	205 (53.2)
Female	190 (49.4)	180 (46.8)
*Vaccination status* ^a			0.65 (1), p = 0.422
Completed	103 (95.4)	103 (92.8)
Not completed	5 (4.6)	8 (7.2)
*Children with special needs* ^b			1.41 (1), p = 0.236
Need of special care	5 (4.6)	2 (1.8)

^aVaccination status of children under 5 years according to National Expanded Program in Immunization (EPI) schedule.
^bChildren with special needs are defined as those having a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and require health and rehabilitative services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally.

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