Table 3.
Characteristics 1 of the study participants in relation to confirmed infection with the different enteropathogens
| No | Bacteria, n (%) | p-value | Virus, n (%) | p-value | Parasite, n (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
120 |
39 (32.5) |
0.18 |
23 (19.2) |
0.48 |
19 (15.8) |
0.37 |
| Female |
103 |
25 (24.3) |
|
16 (15.5) |
|
12 (11.6) |
|
| Age range |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤ 5 years |
112 |
27 (24.1) |
0.19 |
37 (33.0) |
<0.01 |
13 (11.6) |
0.28 |
| 6–15 years |
30 |
13 (43.3) |
|
2 (6.7) |
|
7 (23.3) |
|
| > 15 years |
81 |
24 (29.6) |
|
0 |
|
11 (13.6) |
|
| Season |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dry |
80 |
13 (16.2) |
0.002 |
21 (26.2) |
0.01 |
10 (12.5) |
0.65 |
| Raining | 143 | 51 (35.7) | 18 (12.6) | 21 (14.7) |
1No statistically significant association was found between any confirmed infection and clinical characteristics.