Table 3.
Characteristics and clinical symptoms of children under five years of age hospitalised at Kodya Yogyakarta General Hospital (n = 104)
| Variable | n (%) of patients with rotavirus-positive diarrhoea (n = 57) | n (%) of patients with rotavirus-negative diarrhoea (n = 47) | n | X2-Statistica (df) | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 41 (71.9) | 29 (61.7) | 70 | 1.22 (1) | 0.27 |
| Female | 16 (28.1) | 18 (38.3) | 34 | |||
| Age groups | 0–11 | 11 (19.3) | 25 (53.2) | 36 | 4.57 (1) | 0.03* |
| 12–23 | 29 (50.9) | 9 (19.1) | 38 | 2. 96 (1) | 0.08 | |
| 24–59 | 17 (29.8) | 13 (27.7) | 30 | |||
| Clinical manifestation | Vomiting | 46 (80.7) | 27 (57.4) | 73 | 6.66(1) | 0.01* |
| Stool mucous | 6 (10.5) | 17 (36.2) | 23 | 9.83 (1) | 0.00* | |
| Bloody stool | 0 (0) | 11 (23.4) | 11 | 14.92 (1) | 0.00* | |
| Fever | 18 (31.6) | 23 (48.9) | 41 | 3.25 (1) | 0.07 | |
a
chi-square test for independence