Characteristics | All N = 127 (100%) | Fatal Cases N = 16 (13%) | Non Fatal Cases N = 111 (87%) | P value | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval |
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N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||||
Male sex | 96 (76%) | 12 (75%) | 84 (76%) | NS | ||
Age | Mean 32 (SD 5.5) | Mean 32 (SD 5.7) | Mean 32 (SD 5.3) | NS | ||
Symptoms/Signs | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
Fever | 118 (93%) | 16 (100%) | 102 (92%) | 0.285 | 1.2 | 1.1 - 1.2 |
Skin lesions | 105 (83%) | 13 (81%) | 92 (83%) | 0.552 | 0.9 | 0.2 – 3.4 |
Weight loss | 75 (59%) | 8 (50%) | 67 (60%) | 0.300 | 0.7 | 0.2 – 1.9 |
Cough | 63 (50%) | 6 (38%) | 57 (51%) | 0.222 | 0.6 | 0.2 – 1.7 |
Diarrhoea | 34 (27%) | 6 (38%) | 28 (25%) | 0.233 | 1.8 | 0.6 – 5.3 |
Lymphadenopathy | 51 (40%) | 5 (31%) | 46 (41%) | 0.310 | 0.6 | 0.2 – 2.0 |
Hepatomegaly | 78 (61%) | 12 (75%) | 66 (59%) | 0.180 | 2.0 | 0.6 – 6.7 |
Splenomegaly | 46 (37%) | 10 (62%) | 37 (33%) | 0.025 | 3.3 | 1.1 – 9.9 |
Ascites | 29 (23%) | 7 (44%) | 22 (20%) | 0.040 0.048* | 3.1 4.42* | 1.1 – 9.4 1.01-19.32* |
Jaundice | 17 (15%) | 5 (31%) | 12 (11%) | 0.041 | 3.8 | 1.1 – 12.6 |
Dyspnoea | 11 (9%) | 6 (38%) | 5 (4%) | 0.000 .013* | 12.7 9.50* | 3.3 – 49.2 1.62-55.68* |