Table 5

Common symptoms ascribed by mothers of first born child vs. those with second or later child

Symptom Mothers of first born child N = 98 Mothers with second or later child N = 102 Value

Fever 90 (91.8%) 50 (49%) 0.00001

Diarrhea 78 (79.5%) 59 (57.8%) 0.00094

Sleep disturbance 89 (90.8%) 38 (37.2%) 0.00001

Chi-square test was used