Table 2 Patient profiles upon admission at different entry points

Total Number of Patients N

2616

1178

523

4317

 Median Age – years (IQR)

29 (16–45)

35 (23–55)

1 (1–4)

27 (11–45)

 Male Sex – n/N (%)

1134/2616 (43.3)

691/1178 (58.7)

296/523 (56.6)

2121/4317 (49.1)

 Female Sex – n/N (%)

1482/2616 (56.7)

484/1178 (41.1)

227/523 (43.4)

2193/4317 (50.8)

 Sex not registered – n/N (%)

0/2616 (0.0)

3/1178 (0.3)

0/523 (0.0)

3/4317 (0.1)

 Residence in urban area – n/N (%)

2127/2616 (81.3)

863/1178 (73.3)

385/523 (73.6)

3375/4317 (78.2)

 Residence in rural area – n/N (%)

487/2616 (18.6)

183/1178 (15.5)

125/523 (23.9)

795/4317 (18.4)

 Residence not registered – n/N (%)

2/2616 (0.1)

132/1178 (11.2)

13/523 (2.5)

147/4317 (3.4)

 Most frequent symptoms

Abdominal Pain, Headache, Fever

Tiredness/ Weakness, Abdominal Pain, Headache

Fever, Tiredness/ Weakness, Loss of Appetite

Fever, Abdominal Pain, Tiredness/ Weakness

 Self-reported Fever – n/N (%)

212/2616 (8.1)

195/1178 (16.6)

451/523 (86.2)

858/4317 (19.9)

 Abdominal Pain – n/N (%)

507/2616 (19.4)

211/1178 (17.9)

46/523 (8.8)

764/4317 (17.7)

 Tiredness/Weakness – n/N (%)

56/2616 (2.1)

282/1178 (23.9)

371/523 (70.9)

709/4317 (16.4)

 Loss of appetite – n/N (%)

146/2616 (5.6)

176/1178 (14.9)

274/523 (52.4)

596/4317 (13.8)

 Headache – n/N (%)

371/2616 (14.2)

199/1178 (16.9)

23/523 (4.4)

593/4317 (13.7)

 Nausea/Vomit – n/N (%)

189/2616 (7.2)

132/1178 (11.2)

254/523 (48.6)

575/4317 (13.3)

 Documented Fever ≥38 °C – n/N (%)

1/2616 (0.0)

182/1178 (15.4)

229/523 (43.8)

412/4317 (9.5)

 Diarrhoea – n/N (%)

66/2616 (2.5)

83/1178 (7.0)

159/523 (30.4)

308/4317 (7.1)

 Vertigo/Dizziness – n/N (%)

0/2616 (0.0)

142/1178 (12.2)

1/523 (0.2)

143/4317 (3.3)

 Myalgia/Joint pain – n/N (%)

77/2616 (2.9)

13/1178 (1.1)

0/523 (0.0)

90/4317 (2.1)

 Bloody stool/Melena – n/N (%)

6/2616 (0.2)

16/1178 (1.4)

5/523 (1.0)

27/4317 (0.6)

 Other unexplained bleeding – n/N (%)

22/2616 (0.8)

0/1178 (0.0)

0/523 (0.0)

22/4317 (0.5)

 Hematemesis – n/N (%)

0/2616 (0.0)

15/1178 (1.3)

0/523 (0.0)

15/4317 (0.3)

 Epistaxis – n/N (%)

7/2616 (0.3)

3/1178 (0.3)

0/523 (0.0)

10/4317 (0.2)

 Haematuria – n/N (%)

0/2616 (0.0)

4/1178 (0.3)

3/523 (0.6)

7/4317 (0.2)

 Haemoptysis – n/N (%)

0/2616 (0.0)

3/1178 (0.3)

0/523 (0.0)

3/4317 (0.1)

 Red eyes/Conjunctivitis – n/N (%)

1/2616 (0.0)

0/1178 (0.0)

0/523 (0.0)

1/4317 (0.0)

 Outpatient – n/N (%)

1524/2616 (58.3)

529/1178 (44.9)

57/523 (10.9)

2110/4317 (48.9)

 Hospitalized in Surgery– n/N (%)

205/2616 (7.8)

209/1178 (17.7)

0/523 (0.0)

414/4317 (9.6)

 Hospitalized in Internal Medicine– n/N (%)

22/2616 (8.4)

440/1178 (37.4)

0/523 (0.0)

462/4317 (10.7)

 Hospitalized in Paediatrics – n/N (%)

363/2616 (13.9)

0/1178 (0.0)

466/523 (89.1)

829/4317 (19.2)

 Hospitalized in Gynaecology – n/N (%)

502/2616 (19.2)

0/1178 (0.0)

0/523 (0.0)

502/4317 (11.6)