Table 2 Characteristics of Karemo resident children < 5 years hospitalized with AGE who had stool collected and those without stool collected, Siaya County Referral Hospital, Western Kenya, 2010–2013
Characteristic | Stool Sample Collected (N = 544) | Stool Sample Not collected (N = 261) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age | |||
0–5 months | 143 (26) | 62 (24) | 0.0034 |
6–11 months | 204 (38) | 81 (31) | |
12–23 months | 139 (26) | 66 (25) | |
24–59 months | 58 (11) | 52 (20) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 312 (57) | 149 (57) | 0.9 |
Female | 232 (43) | 112 (43) | |
Vesikari Score | |||
Severe | 268 (49) | 93 (36) | < 0.0001 |
Mild | 276 (51) | 168 (64) | |