Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of patients with symptoms compatible with Zika1 in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico (June 2016-August 2018)
Characteristic3 | Type of confirmed infection2 (n = 427) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zika (n = 37) | Dengue (n = 82) | Undefined illness episode (n = 307) | Household Cohort (n = 103) | |
Female4 | 23 (62.2%) | 43 (52.4%) | 190 (61.9%) | 57 (55.3%) |
Age | 33 (13, 59) | 22.5 (6, 68) | 31 (5, 76) | 39 (3.91) |
< 18 year old | 2 (5.4%) | 25 (30.5%) | 42 (13.7%) | 9 (8.7%) |
≥ 18–65 year old | 35 (94.6%) | 57 (69.5%) | 265 (86.3%) | 91(88.3) |
> 65 year old | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 9(2.9%) | 3 (2.9%) |
Education | ||||
No school | 2 (5.4%) | 3 (3.7%) | 11 (3.6%) | 10 (9.7%) |
Basic (Degrees 1–6) | 4 (10.8%) | 25 (30.5%) | 44 (14.3%) | 12 (11.7%) |
Highschool (7–12) | 13 (35.1%) | 35 (42.7%) | 114 (37.1%) | 30 (29.1%) |
College | 16 (43.2%) | 11 (13.4%) | 104 (33.9%) | 30 (29.1%) |
Postgraduate | 2 (5.4%) | 8 (9.8%) | 33 (10.7%) | 2 (1.9%) |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
White | 7 (18.9%) | 19 (23.2%) | 78 (25.4%) | 6 (5.8%) |
Indigenous | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Mestizo | 30 (81.1%) | 62 (75.6%) | 227 (73.9%) | 97 (94.2%) |
Location | ||||
Tapachula | 20 (54.1%) | 49 (59.8%) | 239 (77.9%) | 72 (69.9%) |
Other | 17 (45.9%) | 33 (40.2%) | 68 (22.1%) | 31 (30.1%) |
Comorbidities | ||||
Skin diseases | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Hypertension | 2 (5.4%) | 2 (2.4%) | 23 (7.5%) | 15 (14.6%) |
Diabetes | 2 (5.4%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (2.6%) | 13 (12.6%) |
Arthritis/Osteoarthritis | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (1.6%) | 6 (5.8%) |
Chronic peripheral neuropathy | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.2%) | 5 (1.6%) | 6 (5.8%) |
Guillain–Barre Syndrome | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (1.0%) |
HIV | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |