Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants.
| Characteristics | Dhaka (n=401) | Mirzapur (n=596) | Chattogram (n=395) | Dinajpur (n=393) | Sylhet (n=389) | Satkhira (n=400) | Faridpur (n=395) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age in years (IQR) | 9.2 (4.9–14) | 9.9 (4.9– 14.5) | 10 (9–13) | 11 (9–13) | 14 (12–16) | 13 (11–15) | 9 (6–14) |
| Age categories | |||||||
| Under 5 years (%) | 101 (25.2%) | 151 (25.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 62 (15.7%) |
| 5–15 years (%) | 256 (63.8%) | 360 (60.4%) | 380 (96.2%) | 372 (94.7%) | 283 (72.8%) | 347 (86.8%) | 245 (62.0%) |
| 16 years and older (%) | 44 (11.0%) | 85 (14.3%) | 15 (3.8%) | 19 (4.8%) | 105 (26.9%) | 53 (13.3%) | 88 (22.3%) |
| Female (%) | 218 (54.4%) | 299 (50.2%) | 282 (71.4%) | 213 (54.2%) | 186 (47.8%) | 241 (60.3%) | 191 (48.4%) |
| Self- reported fever episodes in the past six months | |||||||
| Yes (%) | 40 (10.0%) | 121 (20.3%) | 43 (10.9%) | 40 (10.2%) | 42 (10.8%) | 45 (11.3%) | 40 (10.1%) |
| No (%) | 361 (90.0%) | 475 (79.7%) | 350 (88.6%) | 252 (64.1%) | 346 (88.9%) | 354 (88.5%) | 322 (81.5%) |
| Donť know (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.5%) | 101 (25.7%) | 1 (0.26%) | 1 (0.3%) | 33 (8.4%) |
| History of typhoid diagnosis | |||||||
| Yes (%) | 25 (6.2%) | 4 (0.7%) | 16 (4.1%) | 14 (3.6%) | 7 (1.8%) | 6 (1.5%) | 12 (3.0%) |
| No (%) | 376 (93.8%) | 592 (99.3%) | 378 (95.7%) | 283 (72.0%) | 381 (97.9%) | 389 (97.3%) | 355 (89.9%) |
| Donť know (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 96 (24.4%) | 1 (0.3%) | 5 (1.3%) | 28 (7.1%) |
| No typhoid vaccination (%) | 371 (92.5%) | 596 (100%) | 395 (100%) | 393 (100%) | 388 (99.8%) | 399 (99.8%) | 395 (100%) |
*
IQR, Interquartile range.