Table 2 Detection of respiratory viruses among children <5 years of age hospitalized with severe acute respiratory illness in Niger, 2010–2012

Total (N = 160)

47 (29.4)

20 (12.5)

39 (24.4)

21 (13.1)

21 (13.1)

56 (35.0)

7 (4.3)

10 (6.2)

126 (78.7)

Age group

p = 0.878

p = 0.718

p = 0.024

p = 0.048

p = 0.302

p <0.001

p = 0.700

p = 0.987

p = 0.006

<1 y (N = 90)

26 (28.9)

12 (13.3)

28 (31.1)

16 (17.8)

14 (15.6)

44 (48.9)

3 (3.3)

6 (6.7)

78 (86.7)

1–4 y (N = 70)

21 (30.0)

8 (11.4)

11 (15.7)

5 (7.1)

7 (10.0)

12 (17.4)

4 (5.7)

4 (5.7)

48 (68.6)

Season

p <0.001

p = 0.178

p = 0.014

p = 0.049

p = 0.003

p = 0.001

p = 0.558

p = 0.581

p <0.001

Hot (N = 64)

16 (25.0)

12(18.8)

24(37.5)

14 (21.9)

10 (15.6)

34 (53.1)

2 (3.1)

6 (9.4)

56 (87.5)

Cold (N = 6)

0 (0.0)

1 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (16.7)

Rainy (N = 48)

26 (54.2)

3 (6.2)

7 (14.6)

5 (10.4)

11(22.9)

13 (27.1)

4 (8.3)

3 (6.2)

42 (87.5)

Dry (N = 42)

5 (11.9)

4 (9.5)

8 (19.1)

2 (4.7)

0 (0.0)

9 (21.4)

1 (2.4)

1 (2.4)

27 (64.3)