Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics
| Variables | Female (n, %) | Male (n, %) | Total (n, %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cases | 136 (31) | 305 (69) | 441 (100) | |||
| Age groups (mean age±SD, 95% CI): 37.75±16.82, 36.17–39.32 | ||||||
| 01–15 | 10 (7.3) | 9 (2.9) | 19 (4.3) | |||
| 16–30 | 51 (37.5) | 132 (43.3) | 183 (41.5) | |||
| 31–45 | 22 (16.2) | 85 (27.9) | 107 (24.3) | |||
| 46–60 | 31 (22.8) | 46 (15.1) | 77 (17.5) | |||
| 61–75 | 17 (12) | 30 (9.8) | 47 (10.7) | |||
| 76–90 | 5 (3.7) | 3 (0.1) | 8 (1.8) | |||
| Place of residence | ||||||
| Rural | 117 (86) | 283 (92.8) | 400 (90.7) | |||
| Urban | 19 (14) | 22 (7.2) | 41 (9.3) | |||
| Education | ||||||
| Illiterate | 84 (61.8) | 73 (23.9) | 157 (35.6) | |||
| Literate | 52 (38.2) | 232 (76.1) | 284 (64.4) | |||
| Clinical characteristics | ||||||
| IPD | 120 (88.2) | 220 (72.1) | 340 (77) | |||
| OPD | 16 (11.8) | 85 (27.9) | 101 (23) | |||
| Test positives | ||||||
| IgM | 75 (55.1) | 157 (51.5) | 232 (52) | |||
| NS1 | 46 (33.8) | 98 (32.1) | 144 (33) | |||
| Both IgM and NS1 | 15 (11) | 50 (16.4) | 65 (15) | |||
CI=confidence interval, IgM=immunoglobulin M, IPD=inpatient department, OPD=outpatient department, SD=standard deviation