Volume 26, Number 1—January 2020
Research
Effect of Acute Illness on Contact Patterns, Malawi, 2017
Judith R. Glynn
, Estelle McLean, Jullita Malava, Albert Dube, Cynthia Katundu, Amelia C. Crampin, and Steffen Geis
, Estelle McLean, Jullita Malava, Albert Dube, Cynthia Katundu, Amelia C. Crampin, and Steffen Geis
Table 1
Characteristics of participants in study of the effect of acute illness on contact patterns, Malawi, 2017
| Characteristic |
No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Patient age, y/sex | |
| 0–5/F | 87 (23.6) |
| 0–5/M | 79 (21.4) |
| 6–1/F | 47 (12.7) |
| 6–17/M | 37 (10.0) |
| >18/F | 88 (23.8) |
| >18/M |
31 (8.4) |
| Caregiver | |
| F | 207 (83.8) |
| M |
40 (16.2) |
| Initial symptoms of patients | |
| Fever | 364 (98.6) |
| Respiratory symptoms | 130 (35.2) |
| Diarrhea/vomiting |
74 (20.1) |
| Patients and caregivers | |
| Schooling (adults) | |
| <Primary | 129 (35.2) |
| Primary | 198 (54.1) |
| Secondary (completed) | 39 (10.7) |
| Occupation of adults | |
| Farmer | 259 (70.8) |
| Skilled nonmanual | 51 (13.9) |
| Other | 56 (15.3) |
| Travel outside village | |
| Most days | 231 (37.5) |
| >1×/wk | 174 (28.2) |
| > 1×/mo | 110 (17.9) |
| <1×/mo | 41 (6.7) |
| Never | 59 (9.6) |
| Ever travel outside | |
| District | 79 (12.8) |
| Region | 54 (8.8) |
| Country | 6 (1.0) |
| Animal contact (≥monthly) | |
| Ducks/chickens | 375 (60.9) |
| Pigs | 137 (22.2) |
| Animal feces | 336 (54.5) |
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