Table 1. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of febrile patients attending the outpatient departments in hospitals of Hodeidah city, Yemen (2018–2019)*.
| Characteristic | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 224 | (63.1) |
| Female | 131 | (36.9) |
| Age (years) a | ||
| <20 | 92 | (26.1) |
| 20–40 | 190 | (54.0) |
| >40 | 70 | (19.9) |
| Median ± IQR: 28.0 ± 21.0 | ||
| District b | ||
| Al Mina | 129 | (37.8) |
| Al Hali | 119 | (34.9) |
| Al Hawak | 93 | (27.3) |
| Education status c | ||
| No formal education | 50 | (14.7) |
| Primary education | 75 | (22.0) |
| Secondary education or above | 216 | (63.3) |
| Employment status d | ||
| Unemployed | 142 | (49.1) |
| Public service employee | 51 | (17.7) |
| Private service employee | 96 | (33.2) |
| Household size (members) e | ||
| ≤4 | 102 | (35.5) |
| >4 | 185 | (64.5) |
| Axillary temperature (°C) | ||
| Mean ± SD: 38.8 ± 0.7 | ||
| Headache | 325 | (91.5) |
| Joint pain | 292 | (82.3) |
| Chills | 235 | (66.2) |
| Sweating | 232 | (65.4) |
| Muscle pain | 102 | (28.7) |
| Retro-orbital / ocular pain | 96 | (27.0) |
| Vomiting | 72 | (20.3) |
| Skin rash | 3 | (0.8) |
* Total number of patients was 355
** a 3 missing cases; b 8 missing cases; c 14 missing or non-applicable cases; d 66 missing or non-applicable cases; e 68 missing cases; IQR, interquartile range.