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Table 1 Demographics and risk factors for hepatitis A patients among the study patient population

From: A retrospective study assessing the clinical outcomes and costs of acute hepatitis A in Cape Town, South Africa

Variable

Number of adult patients (%)

Number of paediatric patients (%)

Number of patients

212

239

Median age (interquartile range)

27.4 (21.5, 34.3)

6.6 (4.4, 8.9)

Gender

 Female

94 (44.3%)

125 (52.3%)

 Male

118 (55.7%)

114 (47.7%)

Patient account class

 Patient pays nominal fees

169 (79.7%)

194 (81.2%)

 Patient pays a portion of fees

12 (5.7%)

24 (10.0%)

 Patient pays fees in full

22 (10.4%)

14 (5.9%)

 Not recorded

9 (4.2%)

7 (2.9%)

Known contact with hepatitis A case

20 (9.4%)

16 (6.7%)

Housing

 Informal housing

9 (4.3%)

9 (3.8%)

 Formal housing

9 (4.3%)

48 (20.1%)

 Housing type not reported

194 (91.5%)

182 (76.1%)

Water source

 Water source from outside dwelling

11 (5.2%)

58 (24.3%)

 Water source not reported

201 (94.8%)

181 (75.7%)

Sanitation

 Toilet without plumbing

19 (9.0%)

56 (23.44%)

 Toilet type not reported

193 (91.0%)

183 (76.6%)

Additional risk factors*

  

 Alcohol use

46 (21.7%)

 IV drug use

20 (9.4%)

 Travel history

10 (4.7%)

7 (3.0%)

  1. All variables are presented as N (%)
  2. *Additional risk factor information including alcohol and IV drug use was not collected for paediatric patients