Table 4 Clinical characteristics and frequencies of undernourished children infected by RVA
Clinical characteristic | N = 842 | Positive RV (n = 229) | % (Pos) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Types of undernutrition | ||||
Wasting | – | |||
Mild-to-Moderate | 110 | 31 | 28.2 | |
Severe | 42 | 14 | 33.3 | |
Underweight | – | |||
Mild-to-moderate | 708 | 187 | 26.4 | |
Severe | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Stunting | ||||
Mild-to-Moderate | 108 | 23 | 21.3 | |
Severe | 50 | 16 | 32.0 | |
Diarrhoea episodes in 24 h | 0.224 | |||
1–3 | 238 | 63 | 26.5 | |
4–5 | 332 | 99 | 29.8 | |
≥ 6 | 196 | 45 | 23.0 | |
Unknown/ missing | 76 | 22 | ||
Vomit | 0.007 | |||
Yes | 499 | 153 | 30.7 | |
No | 337 | 75 | 22.3 | |
Unknown/ missing | 6 | 1 | ||
HIV status | 0.383 | |||
Positive | 55 | 17 | 30.9 | |
Negative | 518 | 132 | 25.5 | |
Unknown/ indeterminate | 269 | 80 | ||
Duration of Hospitalization (days) | 0.017 | |||
1–4 | 289 | 64 | 22.1 | |
5 | 77 | 15 | 19.5 | |
≥ 6 | 160 | 18 | 11.3 | |
Unknown/ missing | 316 | 132 | ||