Seroconfirmed Typhoid Fever and Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices among Febrile Patients Attending at Injibara General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Prevalence of S. Typhi TF and demographic characteristics of febrile patients presumptive to have typhoid fever at Injibara General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020.
Variables
S. Typhi serological test result for febrile patients ()
Nonreactive: (%)
Reactive: (%)
Total
Age (years)
≤19
9 (75)
3 (25)
12
20-24
37 (72.5)
14 (27.5)
51
25-29
35 (74.5)
12 (25.5)
47
30-34
22 (66.7)
11 (33.3)
33
35-39
22 (81.5)
5 (18.5)
27
40-44
19 (82.6)
4 (17.4)
23
45-49
16 (76.2)
5 (23.8)
21
>49
16 (69.6)
7 (30.4)
23
Sex
Male
82 (75.2)
27 (24.8)
109
Female
94 (73.4)
34 (26.6)
128
Marital status
Never married
32 (78)
9 (22)
41
Married
91 (72.2)
35 (27.8)
126
Living together
37 (78.7)
10 (21.3)
47
Divorced/separated
10 (71.4)
4 (28.6)
14
Widowed
6 (66.7)
3 (33.3)
9
Educational status
No education
37 (62.7)
22 (37.3)
59
Primary education
35 (79.5)
9 (20.5)
44
Secondary education
43 (76.8)
13 (23.2)
56
More than secondary
61 (78.2)
17 (21.8)
78
Residence
Rural
76 (67.9)
36 (32.1)
112
Urban
100 (80)
25 (20)
125
Occupation
Student
43 (79.6)
11 (20.4)
54
Farmer
57 (64.8)
31 (35.2)
88
Merchant
31 (91.2)
3 (8.8)
34
Government employee
45 (73.8)
16 (26.2)
61
Total
176 (74.3)
61 (25.7)
237
Note: TF: typhoid fever; NR: nonreactive to S. Typhi serological test result; R: reactive to S. Typhi serological test result.
