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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of the study participants in Kenya, July2013–July 2014 (n = 3,199)

From: Evaluation of the point-of-care Becton Dickinson Veritor™ Rapid influenza diagnostic test in Kenya, 2013–2014

Variable

Kibera n = 722

Lwak n = 499

Mombasa n = 595

Nakuru n = 874

Nyeri n = 509

Total

Case Type

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

n

%

Department

 Outpatients

722

100.0

499

100.0

146

24.5

308

35.2

44

8.6

1719

53.7

 inpatients

0

0.0

0

0.0

449

75.5

566

64.8

465

91.4

1480

46.3

Case Type

 ILI

350

48.5

292

58.5

146

24.5

308

35.2

44

8.6

1140

35.6

 SARI

372

51.5

207

41.5

449

75.5

566

64.8

465

91.4

2059

64.4

Gender

 Female

373

51.7

251

50.3

240

40.3

407

46.6

208

40.9

1479

46.2

 Male

349

48.3

248

49.7

355

59.7

467

53.4

301

59.1

1720

53.8

Age

 < 5 years

392

54.3

317

63.5

569

95.6

767

87.8

467

91.7

2512

78.5

 ≥ 5 years

330

45.7

182

36.5

26

4.4

107

12.2

42

8.3

687

21.5

Flu Activity

 Low < 5

121

16.8

90

18.0

109

18.3

130

14.9

190

37.3

640

20.0

 Medium(≥5–10)

254

35.2

153

30.7

212

35.6

145

16.6

111

21.8

875

27.4

 High(>10)

347

48.1

256

51.3

274

46.1

599

68.5

208

40.9

1684

52.6

  1. ILI influenza like illness
  2. SARI Severe acute respiratory illness
  3. In-Patients patients who had SARI and were exclusively admitted in the wards
  4. * if RNP negative it implies poor specimen