Table 1 Characteristics of the patients enrolled at eight influenza surveillances sites in Ethiopia, 2012–2017
From: Burden and seasonality of medically attended influenza like illness (ILI) in Ethiopia, 2012 to 2017
Variables | ILI Cases (N = 4426, 77.4%) | SARI Cases (N = 1289, 22.6%) | Total (N = 5715) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
ILI Sentinel site (Health centers) | ||||||
Shiromeda Health Center | 2268 | 51% | – | – | 2268 | 40% |
Kolfe Health Center | 1843 | 42% | – | – | 1843 | 32% |
Akaki Health Center | 315 | 7% | – | – | 315 | 6% |
SARI Sentinel Sites (Hospitals) | ||||||
Adama Teaching Hospital | – | – | 50 | 4% | 50 | 1% |
Adare Hospital | – | – | 147 | 11% | 147 | 3% |
Felege-Hiwot Hospital | – | – | 291 | 23% | 291 | 5% |
Mekele Hospital | – | – | 384 | 30% | 384 | 7% |
Yekatit 12 Hospital | – | – | 417 | 32% | 417 | 7% |
Age group | ||||||
< 1 years | 88 | 2% | 482 | 38% | 570 | 10% |
1-4 years | 412 | 9% | 470 | 37% | 882 | 15% |
4-15 years | 1296 | 29% | 194 | 15% | 1490 | 26% |
15-44 years | 2203 | 50% | 70 | 6% | 2273 | 40% |
> 44 years | 390 | 9% | 32 | 3% | 422 | 7% |
Missing | 55 | 1% | 23 | 2% | 78 | 1% |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 2695 | 61% | 579 | 46% | 3274 | 57% |
Male | 1749 | 39% | 692 | 54% | 2441 | 43% |
Influenza positive | ||||||
Influenza A | 724 | 64% | 31 | 86% | 755 | 65% |
A(H3N2) | 433 | 60% | 22 | 71% | 455 | 60% |
A(H1N1)pdm09 | 284 | 39% | 9 | 29% | 293 | 39% |
Not subtyped | 7 | 1% | 0 | 29% | 7 | 1% |
Influenza B | 406 | 36% | 5 | 14% | 411 | 35% |
Total influenza positive | 1130 | 25% | 36 | 3% | 1166 | 20% |