Research Article
Viral Agents of Diarrhea in Young Children in Two Primary Health Centers in Edo State, Nigeria
Table 2
Sex and age distribution of viral enteropathogens.
| | Characteristics | Number tested | Number positive (%) | Rotavirus positive (%) | Adenovirus positive (%) | Norovirus positive (%) |
| | Sex | | | | | | | Male | 121 | 54 (44.6) | 36 (29.8) | 19 (15.7) | 5 (4.1) | | Female | 102 | 41 (40.2) | 27 (26.5) | 24 (23.5) | 3 (2.9) | | Total | 223 | 95 (42.6) | 63 (28.3) | 43 (19.3) | 8 (3.6) |
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| | Age group (months) | | | | | | | 0–6 | 63 | 32 (50.8) | 20 (31.7) | 14 (22.2) | 2 (3.2) | | 7–12 | 82 | 48 (58.5) | 31 (37.8) | 23 (28.0) | 3 (3.7) | | 13–18 | 35 | 8 (22.9) | 7 (20.0) | 3 (8.6) | 2 (5.7) | | 19–24 | 26 | 5 (19.2) | 4 (15.4) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (3.8) | | 25–30 | 11 | 2 (18.2) | 1 (9.1) | 1 (9.1) | 0 | | 31–36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 223 | 95 (42.6) | 63 (28.3) | 43 (19.3) | 8 (3.6) |
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