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. 2020 Aug 12;15(8):e0236703. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236703

Table 2. Post deployment questionnaire, impact of diarrhea.

Variable (number of respondents) Result n (%)
Diarrhea (1172) Yes 293 (25.0%)
No 879 (75.0%)
Median episode # per person (min, max) 2 (1, 40)
Stools/24 h (443) Mild (1–2 stools) 37 (8.4%)
Moderate (3–5 stools) 214 (48.3%)
Severe (>6 stools) 190 (42.9%)
Days experiencing diarrhea (445) Median per person (min, max) 3 (1, 60)
Duty days lost (448) 0 days 353 (78.8%)
1–2 days 81 (18.1%)
3–40 days 14 (3.1%)
Days reduced performance (448) 0 days 190 (42.4%)
1–5 days 234 (52.2%)
>5 days 24 (5.4%)
Clinical follow up (447) Sick call 173 (38.7%)
Sick in quarters 68 (15.2%)
Intravenous fluid 42 (9.4%)
Antibiotic 99 (22.1%)