Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 positive samples collected between 17th March and 31st July 2020 (n = 406) from coastal Kenya.
| Mombasa (n = 287) | Other coastal counties (n = 119) | Total (n = 406) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Female | 89 (31.0%) | 21 (17.6%) | 110 (27.1%) |
| Male | 176 (61.3%) | 92 (77.3%) | 268 (66.0%) |
| Unknown | 22 (7.7%) | 6 (5.0%) | 28 (6.9%) |
| Age | |||
| Mean (SD) | 40.7 (16.2) | 37.6 (11.8) | 39.8 (15.0) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 40.0 [1.00, 85.0] | 35.0 [12.0, 75.0] | 39.0 [1.00, 85.0] |
| Missing | 14 (4.9%) | 2 (1.7%) | 16 (3.9%) |
| Age category | |||
| 0–9 | 10 (3.5%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (2.5%) |
| 10–19 | 10 (3.5%) | 2 (1.7%) | 12 (3.0%) |
| 20–29 | 41 (14.3%) | 26 (21.8%) | 67 (16.5%) |
| 30–39 | 71 (24.7%) | 43 (36.1%) | 114 (28.1%) |
| 40–49 | 55 (19.2%) | 27 (22.7%) | 82 (20.2%) |
| 50–59 | 53 (18.5%) | 13 (10.9%) | 66 (16.3%) |
| 60–69 | 23 (8.0%) | 2 (1.7%) | 25 (6.2%) |
| 70–79 | 6 (2.1%) | 4 (3.4%) | 10 (2.5%) |
| 80–89 | 4 (1.4%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (1.0%) |
| Missing | 14 (4.9%) | 2 (1.7%) | 16 (3.9%) |
| Travel information | |||
| Border | 19 (6.6%) | 48 (40.3%) | 67 (16.5%) |
| Local | 141 (49.1%) | 27 (22.7%) | 168 (41.4%) |
| Travel associated | 13 (4.5%) | 29 (24.4%) | 42 (10.3%) |
| Unknown | 114 (39.7%) | 15 (12.6%) | 129 (31.8%) |
| Symptoms | |||
| Asymptomatic | 155 (54.0%) | 76 (63.9%) | 231 (56.9%) |
| Symptomatic | 43 (15.0%) | 7 (5.9%) | 50 (12.3%) |
| Unknown | 89 (31.0%) | 36 (30.3%) | 125 (30.8%) |
The case history demographic characteristic was derived from both self-reported travel history and presentation at a border point. Local case-history refers to individuals that did not report a history of travel and were not screened at a port of entry. Individuals with missing case histories were labelled as unknown.