Table 1.
surveillance sites and sociodemographic characteristics of children < 2 years with intussusception in Zambia, 2007-2018
| Parameter | Medical record search 2007-June 2009 n/N (%) | Prospective cases July 2009-2018 n/N (%) | N= 248 n/N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surveillance sites | ||||
| Arthur Davison Children´s Teaching Hospital, Ndola | 11 (10.9) | 24 (16.3) | 35/248(14.1) | |
| Kitwe Teaching Hospital | 6 (5.9) | 14 (9.5) | 20/248(8.1) | |
| Livingstone Teaching Hospital | 8 (7.9) | 10 (6.8) | 18/248(7.3) | |
| University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka | 67 (66.3) | 94 (63.9) | 161/248(64.9) | |
| Others | 9 (8.9) | 5 (3.4) | 14/248(5.6) | |
| Total | 101 | 147 | ||
| Median age in months (range) | 6 months [1-36] | |||
| Age distribution | Infants | All | ||
| 0-2 months | 9/212(4) | 9/248(3.6) | ||
| 3-5 months | 84/212(39.6) | 84/248(33.9) | ||
| 6-8 months | 92/212(43.4) | 92/248(36.1) | ||
| 9-11 months | 27/212(12.7) | 27/248(10.9) | ||
| Total infants | - | 212/248(85.5) | ||
| 12-17 months | 18/248(7.3) | |||
| 18-23 months | 6/248(2.4) | |||
| ≥24 months | 7/248(2.8) | |||
| Missing data | 5/248(2.0) | |||
| Sex, N (%) Male | 142 (57.3%) | |||
| N (%) of children transferred from another facility* | 59 (51.3%) | |||
| Median number of days (range) between symptom onset and admission to surveillance facility* | 2 days | |||
*2013-18 data