Table 1 Prevalence of Shigella among diarrheic children under-5 years of age attending at Mekelle Health Center, North Ethiopia from March to May, 2012
Variables | Positive, no (%) | Negative, no (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (in months) | |||
0–5 | 0 (0) | 14 (100) | 0.029 |
6–11 | 2 (3.9) | 49 (96.1) | |
12–23 | 14 (22.6) | 48 (77.4) | |
24–35 | 7 (15.2) | 39 (84.8) | |
36–59 | 9 (13.2) | 59 (86.8) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 17 (12.7) | 117 (87.3) | 0.762 |
Female | 15 (14.0) | 92 (86) | |
Type of diarrhea | |||
Watery | 8 (9.6) | 75 (90.4) | NA |
Bloody and mucoid | 24 (15.2) | 135 (84.8) | |
Onset of diarrhea (days) | |||
1 | 11 (11.8) | 82 (88.2) | NA |
2 | 9 (13.8) | 54 (86.2) | |
3 | 5 (12.8) | 34 (87.2) | |
4–14 | 7 (15.9) | 37 (84.1) | |