Table 1.
Summary of epidemiological & clinical characteristics of suspected and confirmed dengue fever cases investigation, Rosso Senegal, 2021.
| Total (n = 173) | Positives (n = 102) | Negatives (n = 71) | p_Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Median (IQR 1) | 21 ± (11–37) | 21 ± (9–36) | 23 ± (11–39) | 0.49 a |
| Age group (years) <15 15–30 30–45 >=45 |
64 (37.0) 51 (29.5) 25 (14.5) 33 (19.1) |
39 (38.2) 30 (29.4) 14 (14.0) 19 (18.6) |
25 (35.2) 21(30.0) 11 (15.5) 14 (20.0) |
0.97 b |
| Sex Female Male |
89 (51.4) 84 (48.6) |
46 (45.1) 56 (54.9) |
43 (60.6) 28 (39.4) |
0.04 b |
| Headache Yes No |
128 (74.0) 45 (26.0) |
82 (80.4) 20 (19.6) |
46 (65.0) 25 (35.2) |
0.02 b |
| Myalgia Yes No |
101 (59.0) 70 (41.0) |
64 (63.4) 37 (36.6) |
37 (53.0) 33 (69.0) |
0.17 b |
| Arthralgia Yes No |
107 (62.0) 66 (38.0) |
69 (67.6) 33 (32.4) |
38 (53.5) 33 (46.5) |
0.05 b |
| Asthenia Yes No |
64 (37.0) 109 (63.0) |
37 (36.3) 65 (63.7) |
27 (38.0) 44 (62.0) |
0.81 b |
| Abdominal pain Yes No |
8 (4.6) 165 (95.4) |
4 (4.0) 98(96.0) |
4 (5.6) 67 (94.4) |
0.60 b |
| Retro-orbital pain Yes No |
3 (2.0) 170 (98.0) |
2 (2.0) 100 (98.0) |
1 (1.4) 70 (98.6) |
0.63 b |
| Investigated health structures Rosso 1 (4S site) Mbagam PHC # Richard Toll DHS” Rosso 2 PHC # |
99 (57.2) 55 (32.0) 10 (6.0) 9 (5.2) |
73 (71.6) 21 (20.6) 2 (2.0) 6 (6.0) |
26 (36.6) 34 (48.0) 8 (11.3) 3 (4.2) |
<0.001 b |
PHC #: Mbagam Primary Health Care, DHS”: Richard Toll District Health Structures, IQR 1: Inter Quartile Range, a: stands for the Kruskal-Wallis test, b stands for χ2-test or Fisher’s exact test.