Table 2.
Distribution of acute dengue, serological markers in febrile children according to different variables
| Dengue serological markers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Children with acute dengue (%) | NS1 (%) | NS1 + IgM (%) | NS1 + IgG (%) | P-value (Chi-square) | ||
| Gender | Female (n = 467) | 36 (7.7) | 1(0.2) | 34(7.3) | 1(0.2) | 0.0488* (3.88) | |
| Male (n = 494) | 23 (4.7) | 2(0.4) | 16(3.2) | 5(1.0) | |||
| Age groups | 4 mth-1 yr (n = 71) | 0 | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0.0815a (5.015) | |
| 1–5 yrs (n = 469) | 31 (6.6) | 3(0.6) | 26(5.5) | 2(0.4) | |||
| 6–15 yrs (n = 421) | 28 (6.6) | 0(0.0) | 24(5.7) | 4(0.9) | |||
| Residence | Semi-urban | Kaele (n = 150) | 10(6.7) | 1(0.7) | 7(4.7) | 2(1.3) | 0.7357b (0.1139) |
| Bankim (n = 150) | 7(4.7) | 1(0.7) | 5(3.3) | 1(0.7) | |||
| Ntui (n = 71) | 7(9.8) | 0(0.0) | 5(7.0) | 2(2.8) | |||
| Urban | Bafia (n = 60) | 4(6.7) | 0(0.0) | 3(5.0) | 1(1.7) | ||
| Edea (n = 68) | 4(5.9) | 1(1.5) | 3(4.4) | 0(0.0) | |||
| Yaounde (n = 85) | 8(9.4) | 0(0.0) | 8(9.4) | 0(0.0) | |||
| Douala (n = 77) | 4(5.2) | 0(0.0) | 4(5.2) | 0(0.0) | |||
| Bangangte (n = 96) | 5(5.2) | 0(0.0) | 5(5.2) | 0(0.0) | |||
| Foumban (n = 101) | 4(4.0) | 0(0.0) | 4(4.0) | 0(0.0) | |||
| Dschang (n = 103) | 6(5.8) | 0(0.0) | 6(5.8) | 0(0.0) | |||
mth months, yr.(s) year(s), prevalence of acute Dengue with respect to the residence