Table 1.
Socio demographic and clinical data of VL suspected patients in Ayder Referral Hospital, Northern Ethiopia
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 61 (98.4) |
| Female | 1 (1.6) |
| Age | |
| 15–20 | 14 (22.6) |
| 21–25 | 15 (24.2) |
| 26–30 | 19 (30.6) |
| 31–35 | 8 (12.9) |
| 36–40 | 3 (3.8) |
| 41–50 | 3 (4.8) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 11 (17.7) |
| Rural | 51 (82.3) |
| Occupation | |
| Daily labourers | 27 (43.5) |
| Farmers | 31 (50.0) |
| Civil servants | 4 (6.5) |
| Travel history | 52 (83.9) |
| Fever | 56 (90.3) |
| Loss of appetite | 57 (91.9) |
| Weight loss | 59 (95.2) |
| Splenomegaly | 60 (96.8) |
| Lymphadenopathy | 5 (8.1) |