Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of under-five-year-old children hospitalised with acute diarrhea in central Uganda, 2012–2013

Characteristic	Total N = 712	Rotavirus positive N (%)	Chi-square p-value
Age of child (months)
≤6	139	45 (32.4)	0.133
6.1-12	345	136 (39.4)
12.1-24	189	73 (38.6)
Above 24	39	9 (23.1)
Sex
Male	421	159 (37.8)	0.581
Female	291	104 (35.7)
Vesikari score
Moderate (7-10)	39	16 (41)	0.586
Severe (≥11)	673	247 (36.7)
HIV infection**
Negative	658	249 (37.8)	0.042
Positive	34	7 (20.6)
Malaria infection**
Negative	673	252 (37.4)	0.237
Positive	33	9 (27.3)
Ate raw vegetables in past week**
No	434	149 (34.3)	0.080
Yes	269	110 (40.9)
Caretaker washes hands with soap after toilet**
No	39	20 (51.3))	0.062
Yes	629	229 (36.4)
Treatment of patient’s drinking water
Yes	687	252 (36.7)	0.811***
No	12	4 (33.3)
Animals drinking from patient’s water source**
No	650	238 (36.6)	0.817
Yes	47	18 (38.3)
Patient’s family owns dog(s)
No	666	240 (36.0)	0.058
Yes	46	23 (50)
Patient’s family owns animals
Yes	122	52 (42.6)	0.153
No	590	211 (35.8)

** The number of respondents for this variable was less than 712

*** Fisher’s exact p-value