Table 2 The prevalence of diarrhea by age and sex groups among the population of Gaza strip
Age group (Years) | Male | Female | P-value | Al sexes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of individuals | Diarrheal cases | Rate/100 | No. of individuals | Diarrheal cases | Rate/100 | No. of persons | Diarrheal cases | Rate/100 | ||
≤5 | 1075 | 170 | 15.8 | 687 | 37 | 5.4 | 0.001 | 1762 | 207 | 11.7 |
6- ≤ 15 | 2064 | 43 | 2.1 | 1886 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.001 | 3950 | 47 | 1.2 |
≤15 | 3139 | 213 | 6.8 | 2573 | 41 | 1.6 | 0.001 | 5712 | 254 | 4.4 |
> 16 | 3658 | 153 | 4.2 | 1772 | 14 | 0.8 | 0.001 | 5430 | 167 | 3.1 |
All ages | 6797 | 366 | 5.4 | 4345 | 55 | 1.3 | 0.001 | 11,142 | 421 | 3.8 |