Table 1 Sociodemographic factors, treatment outcome and case fatality rates of paediatric EVD patients treated at the 34 Military Hospital in Sierra Leone during the 2014–2016 EVD outbreak
EVD patients’ sociodemographic Characteristics | N (%) | Survived N (%) | Died N (%) | Case fatality rate (%) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 139 (100) | 108 (77.7) | 31 (22.3) | 22.3 | Â |
Female | 78 (56.1) | 68 (63.0) | 10 (32.3) | 12.8 | <  0.05 |
Male | 61 (43.9) | 40 (37.0) | 21 (67.7) | 34.4 | Â |
0 to < 5 years | 37 (26.6) | 23 (21.3) | 14 (45.2) | 37.8 | < 0.05 |
5 to < 10 years | 42 (30.2) | 31 (28.7) | 11 (35.5) | 26.2 |  |
10 to < 15 years | 60 (43.2) | 54 (50.0) | 6 (19.4) | 10.0 |  |
No education | 37 (26.6) | 23 (21.3) | 14 (45.2) | 37.8 | < 0.05 |
Primary education | 71 (51.1) | 54 (50.0) | 17 (54.8) | 23.9 | Â |
Secondary education | 31 (22.3) | 31 (28.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 | Â |