Table 3 Basic information and clinical symptoms of the children with acute diarrhoea cases and isolation positive cases
Characteristics | Total cases (%) N = 320 | Negative for bacterial isolation (%) n = 238 | Positive for bacterial isolation (%) n = 82 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (in months) | |||||
0–6 | 10 (3.1) | 9 (3.8) | 1(1.2) | 0.250 | |
7–24 | 78 (24.4) | 75 (31.5) | 3(3.7) | 0.000 | |
25–36 | 74 (23.1) | 68 (28.5) | 6(7.3) | 0.000 | |
37–48 | 98 (30.6) | 35(14.7) | 63(76.8) | 0.000 | |
49–60 | 60 (18.8) | 51(21.4) | 9(10.9) | 0.036 | |
Sex | Male | 157 (49.06) | 123 (51.6) | 34 (41.5) | 0.110 |
Female | 163 (50.94) | 115(48.3) | 48 (58.5) | 0.110 | |
Duration of diarrhoea | <3 days | 61(19.1) | 48 (20.1) | 13 (15.9) | 0.391 |
3–6 days | 176 (55.0) | 108 (45.3) | 68 (82.9) | 0.000 | |
>6 days | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1 (1.2) | – | |
Fever | 37–39 °C | 138(43.1) | 107 (44.9) | 31(37.8) | 0.259 |
Vomiting | 115(35.9) | 91 (38.2) | 24(29.3) | 0.144 | |
Dehydration | 33(10.3) | 16 (6.2) | 17(20.7) | 0.000 | |
Anaemia | 21(6.5) | 13 (5.6) | 8(9.6) | 0.175 | |
Abdominal Pain | 127(39.6) | 89 (37.3) | 38(46.3) | 0.153 | |