Table 1 Socio-demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of VL patients at UoG-LRTC and MSF-KTC northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Treatment facilities | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
MSF-KTC (n = 303) | UoG-LRTC (n = 299) | ||
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 301 (99.3) | 298 (99.7) | 0.56 |
Female | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | |
Age in years | |||
18–27 | 238 (78.5) | 218 (72.9) | 0.01 |
28–37 | 47 (15.5) | 64 (21.4) | |
38–47 | 12 (4) | 16 (5.4) | |
48–57 | 6 (2) | 1 (0.3) | |
Residence | |||
Stable residents | 254 (83.8) | 49 (16.4) | 0.56 |
Migrant workers | 49 (16.2) | 250 (83.6) | |
Duration of illness | |||
≤ 6 weeks | 230 (75.9) | 192 (64.2) | 0.001 |
> 6 weeks | 73 (24.1) | 107 (35.8 | |
Fever > 2 Weeks | |||
Yes | 296 (97.7) | 287 (96) | 0.47 |
No | 7 (2.3) | 12 (4) | |
Abdominal swelling | |||
Yes | 196 (64.7) | 116 (38.8) | 0.001 |
No | 107 (35.3) | 183 (61.2) | |
Easy fatigability | |||
Yes | 194 (64) | 179 (59.9) | 0.41 |
No | 109 (36) | 120 (40.1) | |
Repeated attack of malaria | |||
Yes | 35 (11.6) | 119 (39.8) | 0.001 |
No | 268 (88.4) | 180 (60.2) | |
Weight loss | |||
Yes | 244 (80.5) | 274 (91.6) | 0.001 |
No | 59 (19.5) | 25 (8.4) | |
Loss of appetite | |||
Yes | 269 (88.8) | 270 (90.3) | 0.52 |
No | 34 (11.2) | 29 (9.7) | |
Nasal bleeding | |||
Yes | 167 (55.1) | 68 (22.7) | 0.001 |
No | 136 (44.9) | 231 (77.3) | |
Diarrhea | |||
Yes | 41 (13.5) | 36 (12) | 0.73 |
No | 262 (86.5) | 263 (88) | |
Cough | |||
Yes | 157 (51.8) | 143 (47.8) | 0.28 |
No | 146 (48.2) | 156 (52.2) | |
Pale conjunctiva | |||
Yes | 230 (75.9) | 198 (66.2) | 0.01 |
No | 73 (24.1) | 101 (33.8) | |
Splenomegally | |||
Yes | 292 (96.4) | 286 (95.7) | 0.66 |
No | 11 (3.6) | 13 (4.3) | |
Hepatomegally | |||
Yes | 61 (20.1) | 72 (24.1) | 0.26 |
No | 242 (79.9) | 227 (75.9) | |
Lyphadnopathy | |||
Yes | 11 (3.6) | 7 (2.3) | 0.34 |
No | 292 (96.4) | 292 (97.7) | |
Jaundice | |||
Yes | 20 (6.6) | 26 (8.7) | 0.34 |
No | 283 (93.4) | 273 (91.3) | |
Bilateral pitting edema | |||
Yes | 38 (12.5) | 67 (22.4) | 0.001 |
No | 265 (87.5) | 232 (77.6) | |
Baseline BMI | |||
Normal | 82 (27.1) | 33 (11.4) | 0.001 |
Mild malnutrition | 96 (31.7) | 67 (22.4) | |
Moderate malnutrition | 73 (24.1) | 76 (25.4) | |
Severe malnutrition | 52 (17.1) | 122 (40.8) | |