Table 4 Pathogens distribution by age group and study period
Viral pathogenes | Bacterial pathogenes | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number examined | Positive | Prevalence (95%CI) | Positive | Prevalence (95%CI) | Prevalence difference (95%CI) | ||
Age categories | |||||||
< 1 year | 71 | 56 | 78.9 (67.5–87.7) | 64 | 90.1 (80.7–95.9) | 34.1 (20.6–47.6) | 0.0001 |
1–5 years | 123 | 85 | 69.1 (60.1–77.1) | 109 | 88.6 (81.6 - 93.6) | 19.5 (9.6–29.4) | 0.0002 |
6–15 years | 14 | 09 | 64.2 (35.1–87.2) | 13 | 92.8 (66.1–99.8) | 28.6 (0.06–57.1) | 0.06 |
> 15 years | 42 | 25 | 59.5 (43.3–74.4) | 21 | 50.0 (34.2–65.8) | 9.5 (11.7–30.7) | 0.38 |
Study period | |||||||
August | 50 | 44 | 88.0 (75.7–95.5) | 33 | 66.0 (51.2–78.8) | 22 (6.1–39.9) | 0.009 |
September | 50 | 29 | 58.0 (43.2–71.8) | 49 | 98 (89.3–99.9) | 40 (25.8–54.2) | < 0.001 |
October | 50 | 41 | 82.0 (68.6–91.4) | 40 | 80 (66.3–89.9) | 02 (13.4–17.4) | 0.79 |
November | 50 | 30 | 60.0 (45.2–73.6) | 42 | 84 (70.9–92.8) | 24 (7.1–40.9) | 0.007 |
December | 50 | 31 | 62.0 (47.2–75.3) | 43 | 86 (73.2–94.2) | 24 (7.5–40.5) | 0.006 |