Table 1 General characteristics of study patients with influenza-associated illnesses in Kenya, July 2013–August 2014
From: The cost of influenza-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits in Kenya
Variable | All data (n = 275) | Inpatients | Outpatients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 5 years (n = 88) | ≥5 years (n = 17) | Total (n = 105) | < 5 years (n = 112) | ≥5 years (n = 58) | Total (n = 170) | ||
Hospital, n(%) | |||||||
Coast PGH | 38 (13.8) | 25 (28.4) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (23.8) | 13 (11.6) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (7.7) |
Nyeri PGH | 35 (12.7) | 28 (31.8) | 5 (29.4) | 33 (31.4) | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.2) |
Nakuru PGH | 98 (35.6) | 35 (39.8) | 12 (70.6) | 47 (44.8) | 45 (40.2) | 6 (10.3) | 51 (30.0) |
Tabitha Clinic (Kibera) | 89 (32.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 48 (42.9) | 41 (70.7) | 89 (52.4) |
St. Elizabeth Hosp. (Lwak) | 15 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.6) | 11 (19.0) | 15 (8.8) |
Sex of patient (Male), n(%) | 135 (49.1) | 50 (56.8) | 7 (41.2) | 57 (54.3) | 58 (51.8) | 20 (34.5) | 78 (45.9) |
Age of patient (< 5 years), n(%) | 200 (72.7) | 88 (100.0) | N/A | 88 (83.81) | 112 (100.0) | N/A | 112 (65.9) |
Relationship of respondent to patient, n(%) | |||||||
Self | 31 (11.3) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (47.1) | 9 (8.6) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (37.9) | 22 (12.9) |
Mother | 222 (80.7) | 81 (92.0) | 8 (47.1) | 88 (83.8) | 105 (93.8) | 29 (50.0) | 134 (78.8) |
Father | 13 (4.7) | 4 (4.6) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.8) | 6 (5.4) | 3 (5.2) | 9 (5.3) |
Other | 9 (3.3) | 3 (3.4) | 1 (5.9) | 4 (3.8) | 1 (0.9) | 4 (6.9) | 5 (2.9) |
Sought care prior to this hospitalization/outpatient visit, n(%) | 107 (38.9) | 58 (65.9) | 10 (58.8) | 68 (64.8) | 34 (30.4) | 5 (8.6) | 39 (22.9) |
Purchased any medications prior to hospital/clinic visit, n(%) | 77/107 (72.0) | 42/58 (72.4) | 7/10 (70.0) | 49/68 (72.1) | 24/34 (70.6) | 4/5 (80.0) | 28/39 (71.8) |
Sought care after discharge from the hospital/clinic, n(%) | 26 (9.5) | 8 (9.1) | 3 (17.7) | 11 (10.5) | 11 (9.8) | 4 (6.9) | 15 (8.8) |
Household member(s) missed work due to illness, n(%) | 177 (64.4) | 72 (81.8) | 17 (100.0) | 89 (84.8) | 54 (48.2) | 34 (58.6) | 88 (51.8) |
Total number of workdays lost in a household, median(IQR) | 4 (3–8) | 7 (4–10) | 6 (3–13) | 6 (4–10) | 3 (2–6) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–5) |
Average number of household workdays lost due to illness, median (IQR)a | 4 (2–7) | 5 (3–9) | 6 (3–12) | 5 (3–9) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–5) |
Household member(s) missed school due to illness, n(%) | 90 (32.7) | 17 (19.3) | 6 (35.3) | 23 (21.9) | 35 (31.3) | 32 (55.2) | 67 (39.4) |
Total number of school days missed, median(IQR) | 4 (3–6) | 2 (1–6) | 5 (4–9) | 3 (1–6) | 3 (2–6) | 4 (3–7) | 4 (3–6) |
Paid for child care in the course of sickness, n(%) | 6 (2.2) | 3 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.9) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (3.5) | 3 (1.8) |
Paid for child care in the course of sickness, n(%) | 6 (2.2) | 3 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.9) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (3.5) | 3 (1.8) |