Research Article
Rotavirus Diarrhea among Children in Taiz, Yemen: Prevalence—Risk Factors and Detection of Genotypes
Table 1
General characteristics of patients
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| Personal data | Number | Ratio |
| Sex | | | Male | 485 | 61.1 | Female | 310 | 38.9 | Age (months) | | | 1–6 | 310 | 38.9 | 7–11 | 276 | 34.7 | 12–17 | 155 | 19.5 | 18–23 | 55 | 6.9% | 24–60 | 80 | 10.1 | Frequency of defecation/day (time) | | | 1–4 | 165 | 20.8 | 5-6 | 190 | 23.9 | 7–9 | 162 | 20.4 | 10+ | 278 | 34.9 | Duration of diarrhea (day) | | | 1-2 | 334 | 42.0 | 3-4 | 343 | 43.2 | 5+ | 118 | 14.8 | Hospitalization | | | Inpatient | 421 | 53.0 | Outpatient | 374 | 47.0 |
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