Table 1 Association between demographic/clinical characteristics and HAdV infection in diarrhoeic and non- diarrhoeic children
Diarrhoeic children | Non-diarrhoeic children | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic/ clinical characteristic | HAdV positive | HAdV negative | P a | HAdV positive | HAdV negative | P a |
N = 13 | N = 532 | |||||
N = 24 | N = 666 | |||||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 15 (62.5) | 407 (61.1) | 10 (76.9) | 286 (53.8) | ||
Female | 9 (37.5) | 259 (38.9) | 0.89 | 3 (23.1) | 246 (46.2) | 0.98 |
Age groups in months | ||||||
0-6 | 1 (4.2) | 190 (28.5) | 0 (0.0) | 120 (22.6) | ||
7-12 | 15 (62.5) | 328 (49.2) | 4 (30.8) | 207 (38.9) | ||
13-18 | 6 (25.0) | 86 (12.9) | 0.04 | 7 (53.8) | 152 (28.6) | 0.09 |
19-24 | 2 (8.3) | 62 (9.3) | 2 (15.4) | 53 (10.0) | ||
Parent level of education | ||||||
Primary education | 18 (75.0) | 513 (77.0) | 11 (84.6) | 402 (75.6) | ||
Secondary education | 4 (16.7) | 133 (20.0) | 0.33 | 2 (15.4) | 125 (23.5) | 0.73 |
Higher education | 2 (8.3) | 20 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.9) | ||
Type of diarrhoea | ||||||
Acute diarrhoea | 22 (91.7) | 589 (88.4) | 0.66 | NA | NA | NA |
Persistent diarrhoea | 2 (8.3) | 77 (11.6) | NA | NA | ||
Hydration status | ||||||
Dehydration | 13 (54.2) | 508 (76.3) | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA |
No dehydration | 11 (45.8) | 158 (23.7) | NA | NA | ||
Nutrition status | ||||||
i ) Underweight (WAZ) | ||||||
Malnourished | 15 (62.5) | 377 (56.6) | 0.57 | 6 (46.2) | 211 (39.7) | 0.64 |
Normal | 9 (37.5) | 289 (43.4) | 7 (53.8) | 321 (60.3) | ||
ii) Stunting (HAZ) | ||||||
Malnourished | 18 (75.0) | 451 (67.7) | 0.46 | 6 (46.2) | 295 (55.5) | 0.51 |
Normal | 6 (25.0) | 215 (32.3) | 7 (53.8) | 237 (44.5) | ||