Table 1.
Frequency of Incident Post-Ebola Virus Disease Cardinal Symptoms in the Liberian Ebola Virus Disease Survivor Cohort
| Symptom | All | Female | Male | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children, N = 18 | Adults, N = 128 | Children, N = 14 | Adults, N = 166 | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||||
| Fatigue | Not present | 225 (69.2) | 14 (77.8) | 81 (63.2) | 9 (64.3) | 121 (73.3) |
| Interferes some | 24 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (9.4) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (7.3) | |
| Interferes a lot | 76 (23.4) | 4 (22.2) | 35 (27.3) | 5 (35.7) | 32 (19.4) | |
| Numbness in feet | Not present | 272 (83.7) | 17 (94.4) | 101 (78.9) | 13 (92.9) | 141 (85.5) |
| Interferes some | 11 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.4) | |
| Interferes a lot | 42 (12.9) | 1 (5.6) | 20 (15.6) | 1 (7.1) | 20 (12.1) | |
| Numbness in hands | Not present | 285 (87.4) | 18 (100.0) | 111 (86.7) | 12 (85.7) | 144 (86.7) |
| Interferes some | 10 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (4.7) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.4) | |
| Interferes a lot | 31 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (8.6) | 2 (14.3) | 18 (10.8) | |
| Headache | Not present | 220 (67.5) | 14 (77.8) | 73 (57.0) | 11 (78.6) | 122 (73.5) |
| Interferes some | 19 (5.8) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (7.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (6.0) | |
| Interferes a lot | 87 (26.7) | 4 (22.2) | 46 (36.0) | 3 (21.4) | 34 (20.5) | |
| Hearing loss | Not present | 314 (96.3) | 18 (100.0) | 125 (97.6) | 14 (100.0) | 157 (94.6) |
| Interferes some | 3 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.8) | |
| Interferes a lot | 9 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.6) | |
| Joint pain | Not present | 198 (60.7) | 16 (88.9) | 65 (50.8) | 11 (78.6) | 106 (63.9) |
| Interferes some | 17 (5.2) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (5.4) | |
| Interferes a lot | 111 (34.0) | 2 (11.1) | 55 (42.9) | 3 (21.4) | 51 (30.7) | |
| Muscle pain | Not present | 282 (86.5) | 18 (100.0) | 109 (85.8) | 14 (100.0) | 141 (84.9) |
| Interferes some | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.2) | |
| Interferes a lot | 41 (12.6) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (14.2) | 0 (0.0) | 23 (1.4) | |
| Vision problems | Not present | 266 (81.6) | 15 (83.3) | 105 (82.0) | 14 (100.0) | 132 (79.5) |
| Interferes some | 5 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Interferes a lot | 55 (16.9) | 3 (16.7) | 19 (14.8) | 0 (0.0) | 33 (19.9) |
The response options presented to participants included does not interfere (not present), interferes small (interferes some), interferes plenty (interferes a lot). Children defined as age <18 years.