Table 1. Baseline characteristics by qPCR/ RLDT positivity.
| Total samples tested n (%) | Positive by RLDT n (%) | p value | Positive by qPCR n (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| <12 months | 159 (49.1) | 26 (16.4) | 0.41 | 26 (16.4) | 0.44 |
| 12–23 months | 37 (11.4) | 9 (24.3) | 8 (21.6) | ||
| 24–59 months | 98 (30.2) | 21 (21.4) | 22 (22.4) | ||
| missing * | 30 (9.3) | 7 (23.3) | 8 (26.7) | ||
| Sex | 63 | 19.75 | |||
| Male | 152 (46.9) | 34 (22.4) | 0.29 | 34 (22.4) | 0.35 |
| Female | 165 (50.9) | 29 (17.6) | 30 (18.2) | ||
| missing * | 7 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Symptomatic | |||||
| No | 92(28.4) | 12(13) | 0.07 | 13(14.1) | 0.092 |
| Yes | 227(70.1) | 51(22.5) | 51(22.5) | ||
| missing * | 5(1.5) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||
| Severity | |||||
| Mild /Moderate | 287 (88.6) | 50 (17.4) | 1.0 1 | 51 (17.8) | 0.70 1 |
| Severe | 10 (3.1) | 1 (10) | 2 (20) | ||
| missing * | 27 (8.3) | 12 (44.4) | 11 (40.7) | ||
| WASH | |||||
| Adequate | 213 (65.7) | 40 (18.8) | 0.15 | 40 (18.8) | 0.70 |
| Inadequate | 62 (19.1) | 11 (17.7) | 13 (21) | ||
| Missing * | 49 (15.1) | 12 (24.5) | 11 (22.4) | ||
| Total | 324 (100) | 63 (19.4) | 64 (19.8) |
NOTE: Chi square test was used to compare the association of baseline characteristics such as age, sex, and Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) data against RLDT and qPCR ETEC positivity.
1 Fishers exact test was used to compare diarrhea severity to the association of the RLDT and qPCR ETEC positivity.
missing* category was not included in the statistical tests; analysis was performed on complete data. P values less than 0.05 show a statistically significant difference.