Functional constipation in Bangladeshi school aged children: A hidden misty at community

Table 5 Family related factors analysis of children with functional constipation and without constipation

Characteristics	Functional constipation (n = 78), n (%)	Without constipation (n = 573), n (%)	P value
History of constipation in other sibling			0.0011
Yes	18 (23.1)	25 (4.4)
No	60 (76.9)	548 (95.6)
History of constipation in parents/grand parents			0.0011
Yes	17 (21.8)	27 (4.7)
No	61 (78.2)	545 (95.1)
Family size			0.2961
Only child	3 (3.8)	28 (4.9)
2-3 child	46 (59)	284 (49.6)
≥ 4 child	29 (37.2)	261 (45.5)
Birth order			0.7941
Elder	29 (37.2)	209 (36.5)
Youngest	27 (34.6)	182 (31.8)
Other	22 (28.2)	182 (31.8)
Mother’s education			0.7971
Primary	59 (75.6)	426 (74.3)
SSC	11 (14.1)	83(14.5)
HSC	5(6.4)	28 (4.9)
Honors	3 (3.8)	36 (6.3)
Father’s education			0.6101
Primary	53 (67.9)	392 (68.4)
SSC	10 (12.8)	82 (14.3)
HSC	9 (11.5)	43 (7.5)
Honors	6 (7.7)	56 (9.8)
Mother’s occupation			0.8311
Employed	9 (11.5)	73 (12.7)
Housewife	69 (88.5)	500 (87.3)
Household income (taka/mo)			0.3931
< 30000	49 (62.8)	384 (67)
30000-60000	23 (29.5)	131 (22.9)
> 60000	6 (7.7)	58 (10.1)
Family status			0.2511
Single	72 (92.3)	510 (89)
Joint	6 (7.7)	63 (11)

¹Chi-square test, P value < 0.05 considered as statistically significant.