Table 2.
Demographic findings of 47 patients presenting with suspected acute febrile viral diseases to N'Zérékoré (NZRH) and Faranah (FRH) Regional Hospitals [n (column %)]*
| Characteristic | Hospital | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZRH | FRH | ||
| Number of subjects enrolled | 24 | 23 | 47 |
| Sex† | |||
| Male | 15 (63) | 12 (52) | 27 (57) |
| Female | 9 (37) | 11 (48) | 20 (43) |
| Age (years)† | |||
| ≤ 20 | 6 (25) | 1 (4) | 7 (15) |
| 21–40 | 12 (50) | 14 (61) | 26 (55) |
| 41–60 | 3 (12.5) | 5 (22) | 8 (17) |
| ≥ 61 | 3 (12.5) | 3 (13) | 5 (13) |
| Profession† | |||
| Housewife | 7 (29) | 7 (30) | 14 (30) |
| Farmer | 4 (17) | 9 (39) | 13 (28) |
| Merchant | 5 (21) | 0 (0) | 5 (11) |
| Student | 4 (17) | 0 (0) | 4 (9) |
| Driver | 2 (8) | 1 (4) | 3 (6) |
| Other | 2 (8) | 6 (26) | 8 (17) |
| Ethnicity‡ | |||
| Malinké | 8 (35) | 11 (48) | 19 (41) |
| Peuhl | 3 (13) | 6 (26) | 9 (20) |
| Konianké | 5 (22) | 0 (0) | 5 (11) |
| Guerzé | 3 (13) | 1 (4) | 4 (9) |
| Kissi | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 2 (4) |
| Soussou | 1 (4) | 0 (4) | 1 (2) |
| Other | 2 (9) | 4 (17) | 6 (13) |
NZRH = N'Zérékoré Regional Hospital; FRH = Faranah Regional Hospital.
Percentages may not add up to 100% because of rounding.
There was no significant difference in the sexes (χ2 = 0.5, P = 0.47), ages (t test = 0.13, P = 0.90), professions (housewife, farmer vs. all other categories; χ2 = 3.7, P = 0.16), and ethnicities (Malinké, Peuhl vs. all other categories; Yates' χ2 = 2.0, P = 0.36) of patients between NZRH and FRH. Categories were collapsed for statistical comparison because of small sample size; however, all categories are shown in the table for descriptive purposes.
Ethnicity missing for one patient from NZRH.