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Table 1 Rate of diarrhoeal disease reported for different groups

From: Diarrhoeal diseases in Soweto, South Africa, 2020: a cross-sectional community survey

 

Events (N)

Denominator (number of people)

2-week prevalence (%)

Person-years

Rate (episodes per person-year (95% CI))

Overall

87

1640

5.3

62.9

1.4 (1.1–1.7)

Acute (< 14 days)

81

1640

4.9

62.9

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

Persistent (≥14 days)

6

1640

0.4

62.9

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

Respondents

36

374

9.6

14.3

2.5 (1.8–3.5)

Other household members

51

1266

4.0

48.6

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

< 5 years

7

169

4.1

6.5

1.1 (0.4–2.2)

5–15 years

16

310

5.2

11.9

1.3 (0.8–2.2)

>  15 years

64

1171

5.5

44.9

1.4 (1.1–1.8)