Table 1 Characteristics of the overall VL population and VL-malaria co-infected patients, stratified by hospital, Sudan (2005-2010)
Treatment center | Gedarif Teaching Hospital | Tabarakallah Hospital | Al`Azaza Kala-azar Clinic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total population | Co-infected patients | Total population | Co-infected patients | Total population | Co-infected patients | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Number of patients | 468 | 18 (3.8) | 321 | 84 (26.2) | 497 | 302 (60.8) |
Gender | 456 | 18 | 321 | 84 | 497 | 302 |
Male | 280 (61.4) | 8 (44.4) | 179 (55.8) | 49 (58.3) | 254 (51.1) | 155 (51.3) |
Female | 176 (38.6) | 10 (55.6) | 142 (44.2) | 35 (41.7) | 243 (48.9) | 147 (48.7) |
Age | 440 | 15 | 321 | 84 | 492 | 301 |
Median (years) (inter-quartile range) | 14.0 (7.0-24.5) | 13.0 (9.0-29.0) | 10.0 (5.0-18.0) | 10.0 (4.2-17.7) | 9.0 (3.0-23.0) | 9.0 (3.0-23.0) |
0-4 years | 68 (15.5) | 2 (13.3) | 77 (24.0) | 21 (29.8) | 151 (30.7) | 97 (32.2) |
5-9 years | 87 (19.8) | 3 (20.0) | 71 (22.1) | 19 (22.6) | 99 (20.1) | 55 (18.3) |
10-19 years | 127 (28.9) | 5 (33.3) | 99 (30.8) | 28 (33.3) | 91 (18.5) | 59 (19.6) |
20-29 years | 89 (20.2) | 2 (13.3) | 28 (8.7) | 6 (7.1) | 68 (13.8) | 42 (14.0) |
≥30 years | 69 (15.7) | 3 (20.0) | 46 (14.3) | 10 (11.9) | 83 (16.9) | 48 (15.9) |
Season | 452 | 17 | 321 | 84 | 488 | 297 |
Wet season | 151 (33.4) | 3 (17.6) | 124 (38.6) | 32 (38.1) | 226 (46.3) | 131 (44.1) |
Dry season | 301 (66.6) | 14 (82.4) | 197 (61.4) | 52 (61.9) | 262 (53.7) | 166 (55.9) |
Duration on-going sickness | 433 | 17 | 302 | 82 | 441 | 259 |
Median (days) (inter-quartile range) | 30.0 (15.0-40.0) | 30.0 (13.5-76.0) | 14.0 (9.0-21.0) | 12.0 (7.0-14.0) | 30.0 (14.0-61.0) | 21.0 (14.0-61.0) |