Research Article

Falciparum Malaria in Febrile Patients at Sentinel Sites for Influenza Surveillance in the Central African Republic from 2015 to 2018

Table 2

Distribution of influenza virus infection according to demographic characteristics, Central African Republic, 2015–2018.

CharacteristicsInfluenza strain
H3N2, n (%)H1N1Pdm09, n (%)B, n (%) value

Sex
M102 (43.04)64 (27)67 (28.27)0.57
F107 (41.15)64 (24.62)87 (33.46)

Age group
<1 year34 (42.5)16 (20)30 (37.5)0.96
1–4 years75 (40.11)50 (26.74)58 (31.02)
5–14 years23 (34.85)20 (30.3)22 (33.33)
15–49 years58 (46.77)32 (25.81)33 (26.61)
≥ 50 years19 (47.5)10 (25)11 (27.5)

Location
Bangui Pediatric Complex12 (30.77)8 (20.51)19 (48.72)0.1
Saint Joseph52 (40.94)26 (20.47)48 (37.8)
CS-Boali76 (42.46)56 (31.28)46 (25.7)
HBOS42 (46.67)24 (26.67)22 (24.44)
CS-Pissa27 (43.55)14 (22.58)19 (30.65)

Year
201531 (41.56)31 (41.56)13 (16.88)0.001
2016103 (58.76)20 (11.3)50 (28.81)
20177 (5)088 (95)
201869 (45.62)76 (51.35)12 (2.35)

The significant difference according to year.