Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients among the five studied groups
Demographic Characteristics | Unidentified group I n/N (%) | rotavirus group II n/N (%) | E. histolytica group III n/N (%) | adenovirus group IV n/N (%) | Mixed group V n/N (%) | Total GE N | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (months) | 0.031 | ||||||
 1–3 | 28/52 (53.8%) | 5/52 (9.6%) | 16/52 (30.8%) | 2/52 (3.8%) | 1/52 (1.9%) | 52 |  |
 4–11 | 74/178 (41.6%) | 26/178 (14.6%) | 50/178 (28.1%) | 12/178 (6.7%) | 16/178 (9.0%) | 178 |  |
 12–23 | 76/168 (45.2%) | 26/168 (15.5%) | 46/168 (27.4%) | 7/168 (4.2%) | 13/168 (7.7%) | 168 |  |
 24–35 | 50/94 (53.2%) | 11/94 (11.7%) | 22/94 (23.4%) | 9/94 (9.6%) | 2/94 (2.1%) | 94 |  |
 36–47 | 26/57 (45.6%) | 12/57 (21.1%) | 11/57 (19.3%) | 7/57 (12.3%) | 1/57 (1.8%) | 57 |  |
 48–60 | 33/69 (47.8%) | 4/69 (5.8%) | 27/69 (39.1%) | 1/69 (1.4%) | 4/69 (5.8%) | 69 |  |
 Total | 287 | 84 | 172 | 38 | 37 | 618 |  |
Gender | 0.250 | ||||||
 Female | 111/266 (38.7%) | 36/266 (42.9%) | 85/266 (49.4%) | 16/266 (42.1%) | 18/266 (47.4%) | 266 |  |
 Male | 176/353 (61.3%) | 48/353 (57.1%) | 87/353 (50.6%) | 22/353 (57.9%) | 20/353 (52.6%) | 353 |  |
 Total | 287 | 84 | 172 | 38 | 38 | 619 |  |
Breast feeding | 0.094 | ||||||
 No | 84/175 (48.0%) | 25/175 (14.3%) | 36/175 (20.6%) | 15/175 (8.6%) | 15/175 (8.6%) | 175 |  |
 Yes | 169/381 (44.4%) | 55/381 (14.4%) | 115/381 (30.2%) | 20/381 (5.2%) | 22/381 (5.8%) | 381 |  |
 Total | 253 | 80 | 151 | 35 | 37 | 556 |  |
Rotavirus vaccine | 0.000 | ||||||
 No | 108/256 (42.2%) | 53/256 (20.7%) | 66/256 (25.8%) | 7/256 (2.7%) | 22/256 (8.6%) | 256 |  |
 Yes | 142/295 (48.1%) | 27/295 (9.2%) | 84/295 (28.5%) | 27/295 (9.2%) | 15/295 (5.1%) | 295 |  |
 Total | 250 | 80 | 150 | 34 | 37 | 551 |  |
Sanitary water | 0.333 | ||||||
 No | 70/146 (47.9%) | 15/146 (10.3%) | 41/146 (28.1%) | 13/146 (8.9%) | 7/146 (4.8%) | 146 |  |
 Yes | 217/473 (45.9%) | 69/473 (14.6%) | 131/473 (27.7%) | 25/473 (5.3%) | 31/473 (6.6%) | 473 |  |
 Total | 287 | 84 | 172 | 38 | 38 | 619 |  |
Housewife mothers | 0.843 | ||||||
 No | 187/413 (45.3%) | 56/413 (13.6%) | 114/413 (27.6%) | 27/413 (6.5%) | 29/413 (7.0%) | 413 |  |
 Yes | 67/144 (46.5%) | 24/144 (16.7%) | 37/144 (25.7%) | 8/144 (5.6%) | 8/144 (5.6%) | 144 |  |
 Total | 254 | 80 | 151 | 35 | 37 | 557 |  |
Mean Family size | 4.02 | 4.45 | 4.04 | 3.64 | 4.34 | 4.1a | 0.026 |