Research Article
Trend Analysis of Visceral Leishmaniasis at Addis Zemen Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in relation to VL at Addis Zemen health center, northwest Ethiopia, 2005–2011.
| Characteristics | VL | value | Negative (%) | Positive (%) |
| Age groups | | | | <5 | 383 (50.3) | 378 (49.7) | <0.001 | 5–14 | 730 (49.9) | 732 (50.1) | 15–29 | 1727 (61.9) | 1062 (38.1) | 30–44 | 1120 (71.4) | 448 (28.6) | ≥45 | 400 (68.8) | 181 (31.2) | Gender | | | | Male | 3087 (59.9) | 2068 (40.1) | 0.005 | Female | 1273 (63.5) | 733 (36.5) | Residence | | | | Rural | 4022 (60.5) | 2624 (39.5) | 0.022 | Urban | 338 (65.6) | 177 (34.4) |
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