Volume 20, Number 4—April 2014
Research
Rotavirus Surveillance in Urban and Rural Areas of Niger, April 2010–March 2012
Anne-Laure Page
, Viviane Jusot, Abdoul-Aziz Mamaty, Lagare Adamou, Jérôme Kaplon, Pierre Pothier, Ali Djibo, Mahamane L. Manzo, Brahima Toure, Céline Langendorf, Jean-Marc Collard, and Rebecca F. Grais
, Viviane Jusot, Abdoul-Aziz Mamaty, Lagare Adamou, Jérôme Kaplon, Pierre Pothier, Ali Djibo, Mahamane L. Manzo, Brahima Toure, Céline Langendorf, Jean-Marc Collard, and Rebecca F. Grais
Table 3
Number and percentage of rotavirus-positive study participants in a surveillance study in urban and rural areas of Niger, April 2010–March 2012
| Variable | Urban and rural, N = 9,747 |
Urban, n = 2,158* |
Rural, n = 7,589† |
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| No. positive/ no. total (%) | 95% CI | No. positive/ no. total (%) | 95% CI | No. positive/ no. total (%) | 95% CI | |||
| All patients | 2,982 (30.6) | 29.7–31.5 | 509 (23.6) | 21.8–25.4 | 2,473 (32.6) | 31.5–33.6 | ||
| Hospitalization status | ||||||||
| Hospitalized | 628/2,529 (24.8) | 23.1–26.5 | 428/1,841 (23.2) | 21.3–25.2 | 200/688 (29.1) | 25.7–32.5 | ||
| Not hospitalized | 2,353/7,217 (32.6) | 31.5–33.7 | 80/316 (25.3) | 20.5–30.1 | 2,273/6,901 (32.9) | 31.8–34.0 | ||
| Dehydration status | ||||||||
| Severe | 491/1,976 (24.8) | 22.9–26.8 | 230/1,106 (20.8) | 18.4–23.2 | 261/870 (30.0) | 27.0–33.0 | ||
| Moderate | 2,490/7,770 (32.0) | 31.0–33.1 | 278/1,051 (26.5) | 23.8–29.1 | 2,212/6,719 (32.9) | 31.8–34.0 | ||
| Nutrition program status | ||||||||
| Enrolled | 415/2,046 (20.3) | 18.5–22.0 | 149/935 (15.9) | 13.6–18.3 | 266/1,111 (23.9) | 21.4–26.5 | ||
| Not enrolled |
2,564/7,687 (33.4) |
32.3–34.4 |
359/1,221 (29.4) |
26.8–32.0 |
2,205/6,466 (34.1) |
32.9–35.3 |
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| Patients with stool sample tested | 2,253/6,765 (33.3) | 32.2–34.4 | 385/1,427 (27.0) | 24.7–29.3 | 1,868/5,338 (35.0) | 33.7–36.3 | ||
| Hospitalization status | ||||||||
| Hospitalized | 456/1,669 (27.3) | 25.2–29.5 | 336/1,274 (26.4) | 24.0–28.8 | 120/395 (30.4) | 25.8–34.9 | ||
| Not hospitalized | 1,796/5,095 (35.3) | 33.9–36.6 | 48/152 (31.6) | 24.2–39.0 | 1,748/4,943 (35.3) | 34.0–36.7 | ||
| Dehydration status | ||||||||
| Severe | 356/1,269 (28.1) | 25.6–30.5 | 171/713 (24.0) | 20.8–27.1 | 185/556 (33.3) | 29.4–37.2 | ||
| Moderate | 1,896/5,495 (34.5) | 33.2–35.8 | 213/713 (29.9) | 26.5–33.2 | 1,683/4,782 (35.2) | 33.8–36.5 | ||
| Nutrition program status | ||||||||
| Enrolled | 265/1,235 (21.5) | 19.2–23.7 | 111/613 (18.1) | 15.1–21.2 | 154/622 (24.8) | 21.4–28.2 | ||
| Not enrolled | 1,985/5,521 (36.0) | 34.7–37.2 | 273/813 (33.6) | 30.3–21.2 | 1,712/4,708 (36.4) | 35.0–37.7 | ||
*Hospitals in Niamey and Maradi.
†Health centers in Madarounfa, Guidan Roumdji, and Aguie districts.
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