Table 1.
Characteristics of children< 5 years hospitalized at SCRH with all cause morbidity, AGE and RVAGE, 2010—2013
| Characteristics | All Cause Hospitalizations from Karemo DSS (N = 3793) | AGE Hospitalizations (N = 805) | AGE specimen collected and tested for RV ҂ (N = 541) | Proportion tested RV Positive (N = 143) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n (row %) | n (row %) | n (row %) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 2066 | 461 (22%) | 309 (67%) | 87 (28%) |
| Female | 3793 | 344 (20%) | 232 (67%) | 56 (24%) |
| Year | ||||
| 2010 | 920 | 224 (24%) | 147 (66%) | 43 (29%) |
| 2011 | 1335 | 313 (23%) | 206 (66%) | 53 (26%) |
| 2012 | 822 | 147 (18%) | 93 (63%) | 26 (28%) |
| 2013 | 716 | 121 (17%) | 95 (79%) | 21 (22%) |
| Age (Months) | ||||
| 0–5 | 536 | 205 (38%) | 141 (69%) | 45 (32%) |
| 6–11 | 781 | 285 (36%) | 204(72%) | 57 (28%) |
| 12–23 | 1110 | 205 (18%) | 138 (67%) | 30 (22%) |
| 24–36 | 687 | 70 (10%) | 40 (57%) | 9 (23%) |
| 37–59 | 679 | 40 (6%) | 18 (45%) | 2 (11%) |
҂ 3 samples collected were not tested