Rotavirus Diarrhea among Children in Taiz, Yemen: Prevalence—Risk Factors and Detection of Genotypes

Table 2

Ratio of Rotavirus infection and characteristic of patients in Taiz, Yemen.

Personal data	Positive		Negative			value
	Number	Ratio	Number	Ratio
Sex
Male	220	61.5	265	60.6
Female	138	38.5	172	39.4
Age (months)
1–6	106	29.6	123	28.1
7–11	115	32.1	161	36.8
12–17	70	19.6	85	19.5	3.74	0.29
18–23	43	12.0	12	2.8
24–60	24	6.7	56	12.8
Frequency of defecation/day (time)
1–4	72	20.1	93	21.3
5-6	77	21.5	113	25.9
7–9	79	22.1	83	18.9	2.93	0.4
10+	130	36.3	148	33.9
Duration of diarrhea (day)
1-2	161	45.0	173	39.6
3-4	159	44.4	184	42.1	9.45	0.009*
5+	38	10.6	80	18.3
Hospitalization
Inpatient	196	54.7	225	51.5	0.84	0.39
Outpatient	162	45.3	212	48.5

*Significant.