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Table 2 Proportion of Salmonella infection among participants with socio-demographic characteristics and clinical presentations

From: Factors associated with Salmonella infection in patients with gastrointestinal complaints seeking health care at Regional Hospital in Southern Highland of Tanzania

Variables

Total

Number of Positive

Proportion positive (95% CI)

P -value

Overall

297

49

16.5 (12.7–21.1)

 

Sex

 Male

124

16

12.9 (8.1–19.9)

0.158

 Female

173

33

19.1 (13.9–25.6)

 

Age group (years)

 1–12

48

4

8.3 (3.3–19.5)

0.615

 13–19

58

10

17.2 (9.6–28.9)

 

 20–44

148

28

18.9 (13.4–26.0)

 

  ≥ 45

43

7

16.3 (8.1–30.0)

 

Occupation

 Employed

50

15

30.0 (19.1–43.7)

0.005

 Others

247

34

13.8 (10.0–18.7)

 

Education

 Informal

27

5

18.5 (8.2–36,7)

0.767

 Formal

270

44

16.3 (12.4–21.2)

 

Marital status

 Married

132

25

18.9 (13.2–26.5)

0.311

 Unmarried

165

24

14.5 (10.0–20.7)

 

Abdominal Pain

 Yes

231

47

20.3 (15.7–26.0)

0.001

 No

66

2

3.0 (0.8–10.4)

 

Fever

 Yes

145

26

17.9 (12.5–25.0)

0.516

 No

152

23

15.1 (10.3–21.7)

 

Headache

 Yes

177

27

15.3 (10.7–21.3)

0.483

 No

120

22

18.3 (12.4–26.2)

 

Diarrhea

 Yes

99

25

25. 3 (17.7–34.6)

0.004

 No

198

24

12.1 (8.3–17.4)

 

Joint pain

 Yes

86

20

23.3 (15.6–33.2)

0.06

 No

211

29

13.7 (9.7–19.0)