Volume 24, Number 12—December 2018
Dispatch
Risk Factors for Acquiring Scrub Typhus among Children in Deoria and Gorakhpur Districts, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2017
Table 1
Variables | % Case-patients, n = 155 | % Controls, n = 406 | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age group, y | |||
2–5 | 39 | 51 | |
6–10 | 46 | 35 | |
11–15 | 14 | 15 | |
Mean age, y (SD) |
7.0 (3.2) |
6.3 (3.5) |
0.0176 |
Sex | |||
M | 61 | 61 | |
F |
39 |
39 |
0.882 |
District | |||
Deoria | 56 | 55 | |
Gorakhpur |
44 |
45 |
|
Religion | |||
Hindu | 92 | 89 | |
Other |
8 |
11 |
0.348 |
Median duration of fever, d (IQR) |
7 (4.5–10.0) |
5 (4–8) |
|
Household owns agricultural land | |||
No | 17 | 27 | |
Yes | 83 | 73 | 0.017 |
*Values are percentages unless otherwise indicated. IQR, interquartile range.
1Study group members are listed at the end of this article.
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