Table 4. Comparison of the characteristics of individuals in 13 ocular C. trachomatis-positive households and 15 randomly selected ocular C. trachomatis negative households.
Variable | Total (n = 162) | Ocular-negative household (n = 80) | Ocular-positive household (n = 82) | ||||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | P-value | |
Age in years continuous | |||||||
Median (IQR) | 10 | (5–25) | 9 | (4–25) | 12 | (7–28) | 0.079 |
Age years categorical | |||||||
1–9 | 75 | 46.3 | 43 | 53.8 | 32 | 39.0 | 0.091 |
10–17 | 35 | 21.6 | 11 | 13.8 | 21 | 25.6 | |
18+ | 55 | 34.0 | 26 | 32.5 | 29 | 35.4 | |
Sex | |||||||
Female | 81 | 50.0 | 42 | 52.5 | 39 | 47.6 | 0.530 |
Male | 81 | 50.0 | 38 | 47.5 | 43 | 52.4 | |
Presence of ocular discharge | |||||||
Yes | 54 | 33.3 | 23 | 28.8 | 31 | 37.8 | 0.222 |
Presence of Nasal discharge | |||||||
Yes | 48 | 29.6 | 24 | 30.0 | 24 | 29.3 | 0.918 |
Presence of flies on the face | |||||||
Yes | 60 | 37.0 | 30 | 37.5 | 30 | 36.6 | 0.904 |
Presence of TF | |||||||
Yes | 37 | 22.8 | 21 | 26.3 | 16 | 19.5 | 0.307 |
Presence of TI | |||||||
Yes | 10 | 6.2 | 3 | 3.8 | 7 | 8.5 | 0.637 |
Presence of TF and/or TI | |||||||
Yes | 40 | 24.7 | 21 | 26.3 | 19 | 23.2 | 0.650 |
Abbreviations: TF, trachomatous inflammation—follicular; TI trachomatous inflammation—intense; IQR, Inter quartile range.