Table 4 Number and proportion of cases seeking healthcare by cause of illness; mortality and health survey, MSF Walikale project, 2017
n/N | % (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cause of illness | p = 0.652 | ||
Fever/ malaria | 240/402 | 59.7 (51.1–67.7) | |
Respiratory infection | 46/85 | 54.1 (39.7–67.9) | |
Diarrhoea | 34/76 | 44.7 (34.7–55.2) | |
Other infectious | 21/34 | 59.1 (0.47–69.8) | |
Pregnancy related | 6/10 | 60.0 (51.1–67.7) | |
Trauma/ accident | 6/7 | 85.7 (39.6–98.2) | |
Measles | 0/2 | – | |
Other | 55/93 | 61.8 (41.4–78.7) | |
Age-group | p = 0.382 | ||
0 to 11 months | 30/47 | 63.8 (48.0–77.1) | |
1 to 4 years | 135/213 | 63.4 (53.9–71.9) | |
5 to 14 years | 83/62 | 51.2 (40.7–61.7) | |
15 to 60 years | 140/249 | 56. 2 (48.0–64.1) | |
60+ years | 20/38 | 52.6 (35.3–69.3) | |
Gender | p = 0.383 | ||
Male | 180/302 | 59.6 (52.2–66.6) | |
Female | 228/407 | 56.02 (48.0–63.7) |