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. 2016 Nov 2;63(Suppl 4):S142–S147. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw560

Table 1.

Pertussis Case Distribution and Incidence per Age and Sex, During Epidemic Years, Niakhar, Senegal, 1984–1996

Age First Outbreak (1986)
Second Outbreak (1990)
Third Outbreak (1993)
Cases
No. of PYR Incidence per 1000 PYR Cases
No. of PYR Incidence per 1000 PYR Cases
No. of PYR Incidence per 1000 PYR
No. % No. % No. %
0–5 mo 97 7 582 166.6 68 6 557 122.1 38 4 575 66.1
6–23 mo 246 18 1443 170.5 144 12 1700 84.7 58 7 1598 36.3
2–4 y 492 35 2530 194.5 348 30 2850 122.1 241 27 2969 81.2
5–14 y 570 40 6481 88 612 52 7422 82.5 555 62 7811 71.1
Total (0–14 y) 1405 100 11 036 127.3 1172 100 12 529 93.5 892 100 12 953 68.9
Girls 721 5395 133.6 580 6093 95.2 462 6276 73.6
Boys 684 5641 121.3 592 6436 92.0 430 6677 64.4
Relative risk (girls/boys) (95% confidence interval) 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) 1.0 (.9, 1.2) 1.1 (1.0, 1.3)

Reproduced with permission from Preziosi et al [2].

Abbreviation: PYR, person-years at risk.