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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study population

From: Performance of Widal test and stool culture in the diagnosis of typhoid fever among suspected patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Variable

Frequency

Percentages

Median age (IQR)

25 (20–30)

 

Age group

 < 25

50

31.6

 25–40

59

37.8

 40–60

31

19.6

 ≥ 60

18

11.4

Level of education

 Informal/none

11

7

 Primary

54

34.2

 Secondary

56

35.4

 University/College

19

12

 Others

18

11.4

Marital status

 Single

39

26.4

 Married

62

39

 Divorced

42

26.4

 Widowed

12

7.5

Sex

 Male

60

37.7

 Female

98

61.6