Table 2.
Non-EVD Admissions before and during the EVD outbreak
| Before EVDa | EVDb | Changec % | Z | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly median (SD) | ||||
| All hospitals (40) | ||||
| Total | 1804 (105) | 880 (465) | −51 | −4.7**** |
| Female | 1013 (69) | 511 (250) | −50 | −4.7**** |
| Male | 812 (58) | 366 (218) | −55 | −4.8**** |
| Owner | ||||
| Governmental (19) | 1019 (71) | 565 (236) | −45 | −4.8**** |
| Privat non-profit (17) | 732 (49) | 291 (220) | −60 | −4.7**** |
| Private for-profit (4) | 44 (7) | 0 (23) | −100 | −4.6**** |
| Organisational level | ||||
| District hospital (35) | 1210 (72) | 519 (336) | −57 | −4.7**** |
| Regional hospital (3) | 373 (37) | 206 (105) | −45 | −5.0**** |
| Tertiary hospital (2) | 213 (26) | 160 (45) | −25 | −4.3**** |
| Location | ||||
| Western area (13) | 556 (43) | 253 (160) | −55 | −4.6**** |
| Northen region (13) | 631 (56) | 310 (208) | −51 | −4.1**** |
| Eastern region (7) | 238 (36) | 154 (43) | −35 | −7.0**** |
| Southern region (7) | 391 (40) | 154 (43) | −54 | −5.2**** |
| Urban/rural | ||||
| Urban (20) | 1037 (72) | 490 (295) | −53 | −4.7**** |
| Rural (20) | 758 (53) | 374 (185) | −51 | −4.7**** |
aWeek 1–20, 2014
bFirst 52 weeks of the Ebola outbreak, week 21 of 2014 to week 20 of 2015
cChange in weekly medians by comparing identical institutions and weeks
****P < 0.005