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Table 2 Prevalence of diarrhea cases and severe cases by district, by age and overall in children under 5 years of age.

From: Health care seeking behavior for diarrhea in children under 5 in rural Niger: results of a cross-sectional survey

 

All diarrhea cases

Severe cases

 

n

%*

95% CI

deff

n

%*

95% CI

Total (N = 2940)

1066

36.8

[33.7-40.0]

3.2

98

3.4

[2.2-4.6]

By district

       

   Aguie (N = 735)

250

34.0

[28.2-39.8]

2.9

15

1.5

[0.6-2.5]

   Guidan Roumdji (N = 735)

273

40.1

[33.1-47.1]

5.2

28

5.3

[2.2-8.5]

   Maradi CU (N = 735)

219

32.0

[27.4-36.7]

2.0

14

1.8

[0.7-2.9]

   Madarounfa (N = 735)

324

44.2

[38.7-49.6]

1.2

41

5.5

[3.2-7.8]

By age (months)

       

   0-2 (N = 100)

19

16.6

[8.1-25.0]

1.3

1

1.5

[0.0-4.4]

   3-5 (N = 160)

49

35.0

[22.8-47.1]

3.0

4

3.8

[0.0-9.1]

   6-11 (N = 382)

202

54.2

[48.0-60.5]

1.7

17

4.0

[0.2-6.1]

   12-17 (N = 206)

203

52.1

[45.8-58.3]

1.7

18

4.0

[0.9-7.0]

   18-23 (N = 153)

150

37.3

[30.3-44.3]

2.0

9

1.3

[0.3-2.3]

   24-59 (N = 1492)

443

28.8

[25.2-32.3]

2.3

49

3.7

[2.2-5.1]

  1. Maradi Region, April 24th- May 21st 2009
  2. * Weighted proportions (see methods)
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