Table 2 Number of diarrhoeal cases identified, subdivided according to child age and gender
Characteristic | n (%) | Bacterial enteropathogens | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. cholerae | Salmonella | E. coli | Shigella | Campylobacter | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 48 (56.5) | 23 (27.1) | 12 (14.1) | 6 (7.1) | 6 (7.1) | 1 (1.2) |
Female | 37 (43.5) | 11 (12.9) | 9 (10.6) | 9 (10.6) | 6 (7.1) | 2 (2.3) |
Age group (months) | ||||||
< 12 | 14 (16.5 | 2 (5.9) | 4 (19.0) | 6 (40.0) | 2 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) |
12–23 | 28 (32.9) | 13 (38.2) | 10 (47.6) | 3 (20.0) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (33.3) |
24–35 | 11 912.9) | 5 (14.7) | 4 (19.0) | 1 (6.7) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) |
36–47 | 13 (15.3) | 7 (20.6) | 1 (4.8) | 2 (13.3) | 3 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) |
48–59 | 19 (22.4) | 7 (20.6) | 2 (9.5) | 3 (20.0) | 5 (41.7) | 2 (66.7) |