Table I.
Background characteristics of all febrile illness cases enrolled in the study from May 2018-March 2020 in Chandigarh
| Characteristics |
EF positive n=133 (%) |
EF negative n=1517 (%) |
Total AFI N=1650 (%) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 85 (63.9) | 833 (54.9) | 918 (55.6) | 0.046 |
| Female | 48 (36.01) | 684 (45.08) | 732 (44.4) | |
| Age | ||||
| Paediatrics (<15 yr) | 30 (22.5) | 243 (16.01) | 273 (16.5) | 0.051 |
| Adult (≥15 yr) | 103 (77.4) | 1274 (83.9) | 1377 (83.5) | |
| Mean age (SD) | 21.8 (11.12) | 28.4 (15.7) | - | <0·0001 |
| Highest education of any family member in the household | ||||
| Illiterate | 2 (1.5) | 35 (2.3) | 37 (2.2) | 0.25 |
| Primary | 9 (6.8) | 116 (7.6) | 125 (7.6) | |
| Middle | 29 (21.8) | 317 (20.9) | 346 (21) | |
| Secondary | 26 (19.5) | 255 (16.8) | 281 (17) | |
| Higher secondary | 19 (14.3) | 344 (22.7) | 363 (22) | |
| Diploma/degree & above | 48 (36.1) | 450 (29.7) | 498 (30.2) | |
| Highest occupation of any family member in the household | ||||
| Business | 31 (23.3) | 273 (16.5) | 304 (18.42) | 0.44 |
| Daily wage | 31 (23.3) | 340 (20.6) | 371 (22.4) | |
| Household work | - | 10 (0.6) | 10 (0.6) | |
| Salaried | 71 (53.6) | 890 (53.9) | 961 (58.24) | |
| Unemployed | - | 4 (0.24) | 4 (0.2) | |
| Type of house | ||||
| Hut/govt house | - | 4 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 0.46 |
| Kutcha | 30 (1.9) | 30 (1.8) | ||
| Mixed house | - | 20 (1.3) | 20 (1.2) | |
| Pucca house | 133 (100) | 1463 (96.4) | 1596 (96.7) | |
Association of 6 socio-demographic characteristics with culture confirmation of enteric fever. AFI, all febrile illness; EF, enteric fever; SD, standard deviation; govt, government