Table 1: Clinical features of brucellosis patients in a study conducted in 2021 in Ghindae Zonal Referral Hospital, Eritrea (n = 393).
Variable |
Frequency |
Percent |
Fever |
||
Yes |
366 |
94.1 |
No |
23 |
5.9 |
Joint pain |
||
Yes |
374 |
97.7 |
No |
9 |
2.3 |
Weight loss |
||
Yes |
125 |
49.4 |
No |
128 |
50.6 |
Unboiled milk consumption |
||
Yes |
266 |
95.7 |
No |
12 |
4.3 |
Uncooked meat consumption |
||
Yes |
3 |
1 |
No |
308 |
99 |
Prior treatment for brucellosis |
||
Yes |
33 |
10.4 |
No |
284 |
89.6 |
Family history of brucellosis |
||
Yes |
33 |
12.5 |
No |
232 |
87.5 |
Enlarged liver or spleen |
||
Yes |
8 |
2.3 |
No |
345 |
97.7 |
Lymphadenopathy |
||
Yes |
5 |
1.5 |
No |
331 |
98.5 |
Anemia |
||
Yes |
43 |
11.9 |
No |
319 |
88.1 |
Positive RBT |
||
Yes |
360 |
92.1 |
No |
31 |
7.9 |
*: Discrepancies in n are due to missing values.