Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of measles patients
From: Attention to COVID 19 pandemic resulted in increased measles cases and deaths in Zambia
Patient characteristics | Measles patients (N = 1259) | Died (N = 54, 71.1%) | Alive (N = 1209, 95.7%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (% of total) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Age group | ||||
 0–4 years | 736 (60.1) | 35 (72.9) | 701 (59.6) |  |
 5–9 years | 314 (25.6) | 6 (12.5) | 308 (26.2) |  |
 10–15 years | 108 (8.8) | 2 (4.2) | 106 (9.0) |  |
 Over 15 years | 66 (5.4) | 5 (10.4) | 61 (5.2) | 0.032C |
Sex | ||||
 Female | 594 (47.1) | 33 (61.1) | 561 (46.5) |  |
 Male | 667 (52.9) | 21 (38.9) | 646 (53.5) | 0.035C |
Measles IGM | ||||
 Positive | 205 (21.0) | 13 (24.1) | 192 (20.8) |  |
 Negative | 770 (79.0) | 41 (75.9) | 729 (79.2) | 0.572C |
Vaccinated | ||||
 Yes | 207 (16.9) | 3 (5.6) | 965 (82.6) |  |
 No | 1016 (83.1) | 51 (94.4) | 204 (17.4) | 0.023C |
Fever | ||||
 Yes | 1122 (89.0) | 1071 (88.7) | 51 (94.4) |  |
 No | 139 (11.0) | 136 (11.3) | 3 (5.6) | 0.190C |
Cough/Coryza | ||||
 Yes | 1187 (94.4) | 1136 (94.4) | 51 (94.4) |  |
 No | 70 (5.6) | 67 (5.6.5) | 3 (5.6) | 1.000E |
Red eyes | ||||
 Yes | 1123 (92.3) | 49 (94.4) | 1074 (92.3) |  |
 No | 94 (7.7) | 4 (7.6) | 90 (7.7) | 1.000E |
Runny nose | ||||
 Yes | 1072 (89.4) | 50 (92.6) | 1022 (89.3) |  |
 No | 127 (10.6) | 4 (7.4%) | 123 (10.7) | 0.649C |
Rash | ||||
 Yes | 857 (22.0) | 42 (89.4) | 815 (77.6) |  |
 No | 241 (857) | 5 (10.6) | 236 (22.4) | 0.056C |