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. 2024 May;17(5):889–896. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.03.024

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of primary cases and their household contacts (including co-primary cases, non-susceptible contacts, secondary cases, and uninfected susceptible contacts).

Characteristics Primary cases Contacts Total
N = 77 N = 543 N = 620
Age, years, (mean± SD) 41.38 ± 15.90 31.09 ± 19.87 32.37 ± 19.70
0-10 Years 1 ( 1.30%) 92 (16.94%) 93 (15.00%)
11-20 Years 4 ( 5.19%) 99 (18.23%) 103 (16.61%)
21-30 Years 15 (19.48%) 100 (18.42%) 115 (18.55%)
31-40 Years 21 (27.27%) 98 (18.05%) 119 (19.19%)
41-50 Years 17 (22.08%) 46 ( 8.47%) 63 (10.16%)
51-60 Years 8 (10.39%) 46 ( 8.47%) 54 ( 8.71%)
> 60 Years 11 (14.29%) 62 (11.42%) 73 (11.77%)
Gender
Male 45 (58.44%) 270 (49.72%) 315 (50.81%)
Female 32 (41.56%) 273 (50.28%) 305 (49.19%)
Employment status
Employed 44 (57.14%) 181 (33.33%) 225 (36.29%)
Unemployed 33 (42.86%) 362 (66.67%) 395 (63.71%)
Household information, n = 77
Household size (number of people who usually live in the house), median (IQR) 6.0 (5.0-8.0) - 6.0 (5.0-8.0)
Total number of rooms in house (including kitchen but not including bathrooms), median (IQR) 4.0 (3.0-5.0) - 4.0 (3.0-5.0)
Number of bedrooms, median (IQR) 3.0 (3.0-4.0) - 3.0 (3.0-4.0)
Symptoms
Fever 15 (19.48%) 85 (15.65%) 100 (16.13%)
Sore throat 27 (35.06%) 97 (17.86%) 124 (20.00%)
Congestion or runny nose 19 (24.68%) 119 (21.92%) 138 (22.26%)
Cough 33 (42.86%) 126 (23.20%) 159 (25.65%)
Shortness of breath 18 (23.38%) 34 ( 6.26%) 52 ( 8.39%)
Nausea or vomiting 5 ( 6.49%) 13 ( 2.39%) 18 ( 2.90%)
Diarrhea 5 ( 6.49%) 9 ( 1.66%) 14 ( 2.26%)
Headache 21 (27.27%) 80 (14.73%) 101 (16.29%)
Muscle/Body ache 29 (37.66%) 72 (13.26%) 101 (16.29%)
Loss of smell 29 (37.66%) 72 (13.26%) 101 (16.29%)
Loss of taste 19 (24.68%) 41 ( 7.55%) 60 ( 9.68%)
Fatigue 27 (35.06%) 69 (12.71%) 96 (15.48%)
Other symptoms 12 (15.58%) 16 ( 2.95%) 28 ( 4.52%)
Pre-existing comorbidities* 18 (23.38%) 62 (11.42%) 80 (12.90%)
Human exposures in the days before symptom onset (in the past 14 days)
Domestic Travel History 6 ( 7.79%) 23 ( 4.24%) 29 ( 4.68%)
International Travel History 0 ( 0.00%) 2 ( 0.37%) 2 ( 0.32%)
In the past 14 days did you attend festival or mass gathering? n = 77 40 (51.95%) - 40 (51.95%)
In the past 14 days were you exposed to a person with similar illness? n = 77 36 (46.75%) - 36 (46.75%)
Location of exposure in the past 14 days, n = 77
 Home 12 (15.58%) - 12 (15.58%)
 Workplace 11 (14.29%) - 11 (14.29%)
 Tour group 13 (16.88%) - 13 (16.88%)
Use of mask
Do you wear a face mask every time you go out?
 Never 0 ( 0.00%) 22 ( 4.05%) 22 ( 3.55%)
 Sometimes 9 (11.69%) 62 (11.42%) 71 (11.45%)
 Always 68 (88.31%) 459 (84.53%) 527 (85.00%)

Employed: government job, private job, daily wages worker and self-employed

Un-employed: students and housewives

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Co-morbid conditions include cancer, Diabetes, HIV or other immune deficiency, heart disease, asthma, chronic lungs disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic anemia disease, chronic neurological disease, organ or bone marrow recipient and other pre-existing conditions