[Table/Fig-5]:
Distribution of patients with acute watery diarrhea according to their age, sex, residence and socioeconomic status
| Age (Months) | ELISA Negative | ELISA Positive | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| <=5 months | 4 | 5.1% | 3 | 14.3% | 0.049 |
| 6 - 12 months | 34 | 43.0% | 8 | 38.1% | |
| 13- 24 months | 19 | 24.1% | 8 | 38.1% | |
| 25 - 36 months | 10 | 12.7% | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 37 - 48 months | 3 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 49 - 60 months | 9 | 11.4% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 79 | 100% | 21 | 100% | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 50 | 63.3% | 19 | 90.5% | 0.017 |
| Female | 29 | 36.7% | 2 | 9.5% | |
| Total | 79 | 100% | 21 | 100% | |
| Location | |||||
| Urban | 50 | 63.3% | 16 | 76.2% | 0.267 |
| Rural | 29 | 36.7% | 5 | 23.8% | |
| Total | 79 | 100% | 21 | 100% | |
| Socio Economic Class | |||||
| Upper Middle Class | 10 | 12.7% | 7 | 33.3% | 0.078 |
| Upper Lower class | 52 | 65.8% | 10 | 47.6% | |
| Lower Middle Class | 17 | 21.5% | 4 | 19.0% | |
| Total | 79 | 100% | 21 | 100% | |