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. 2018 Sep 7;42:e120. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2018.120

TABLE 2. Characteristics of laboratory-confirmed Zika cases in 19 Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) member states, 1 October 2015–29 December 2016.

Characteristics Confirmed cases (n = 1 447)
Sex (%)
Male 237 (16.0)
Female 1 200 (83.0)
Pregnant (%)
Yes 614 (51.0)
Unknown 10 (1.0)
Median age, years (IQRa)
All patients 30 (15)
Pregnant women 28 (9)
Childrenb 7.5 (8)
Age group, years (%)
0–4 55 (4.0)
5–9 48 (3.0)
10–14 44 (3.0)
15–19 66 (5.0)
20–24 188 (13.0)
25–29 264 (18.0)
30–34 248 (17.0)
35–39 156 (11.0)
40–44 93 (6.0)
45–49 54 (4.0)
50–54 59 (4.0)
55–59 33 (2.0)
60–64 24 (2.0)
≥ 65 115 (8.0)

Source: CARPHA laboratory and surveillance data 2015–2016.

a

IQR: interquartile range.

b

16 years or younger.