Table 1.
Demography and clinical features of chikungunya cases recruited in the study (n = 196).
| General observations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, range (median) | 12–70 years (35.5) | ||
| Males (n [%]) | 91 (46.43) | ||
| Females (n [%]) | 105 (53.57) | ||
| Clinical features | |||
| Temperature range (median) | 98–103.9 °F (99.2) | ||
| Days of onset of fever—range (median) | 1–13 days (3) | ||
| Fever (n [%]) | 196/196 (100) | ||
| Headache (n [%]) | 181/196 (92.35) | ||
| Rashes (n [%]) | 2/196 (1.02) | ||
| Cough (n [%]) | 53/196 (27.04) | ||
| Photophobia (n [%]) | 78/196 (39.80) | ||
| Retro-orbital pain (n [%]) | 88/196 (44.90) | ||
| Red Eye present (n [%]) | 60/196 (30.61) | ||
| Myalgia (n [%]) | 178/196 (90.82) | ||
| Morning stiffness (n [%]) | 48/85 (56.47) | ||
| Abdominal pain (n [%]) | 41/196 (20.92) | ||
| Nausea (n [%]) | 85/196 (43.37) | ||
| Vomiting (n [%]) | 56/196 (28.57) | ||
| Diarrhoea (n [%]) | 9/196 (4.59) | ||
| Lymphadenopathy (n [%]) | 26/196 (13.27) | ||
| Oedema (n [%]) | 15/196 (7.65) | ||
| Conjunctivitis (n [%]) | 14/196 (7.14) | ||
| Joint Pain (n [%]) | 180/196 (91.84) | ||
| Joint pain location (n [%]) | Both joints | 139/180 (77.22) | |
| Large joints | 38/180 (21.11) | ||
| Small joints | 1/180 (0.56) | ||
| CDAI score (n [%]) | High score (22.1–76) | Severe | 52/77 (67.53) |
| Remission (0–2.8) | Non-severe | 0/77 (0.00) | |
| Low score (2.9–10) | 12/77 (15.58) | ||
| Moderate score (10.1–22) | 13/77 (16.88) | ||
CDAI - clinical disease activity index.