Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of patients with cholera confirmed at the North Kivu provincial public health laboratory AMI LABO, collected in eastern DRC from January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2022 (n = 4382).
|
Variables |
n |
Percentages (%) |
|
|
Sex |
Male |
2258 |
51.5 |
|
|
Female |
2124 |
48.5 |
|
Age (years) |
< 5 |
1188 |
27.1 |
|
|
5 - < 15 |
1347 |
30.7 |
|
|
15 - < 25 |
698 |
15.9 |
|
|
≥ 25 |
1149 |
26.2 |
|
Geographic origin |
Nord-Kivu |
3175 |
72.46 |
|
|
Sud-Kivu |
1148 |
26.2 |
|
|
Tanganyika |
45 |
1.03 |
|
|
Kasaï Oriental |
11 |
0.25 |
|
|
Maniema |
2 |
0.05 |
|
|
Lomami |
1 |
0.02 |