Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of EVD child survivors and close contacts
From: Post-Ebola sequelae among Ebola child survivors in Sierra Leone
Characteristics | Variables | EVD child Survivor n (%) N=159 | Close contacts n (%) N=303 | Total n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age(years)a | Mean ±SD (range) | 11.08±3.68 | 9.56±3.38(5-17) | <0.001 | |
Sex | Male | 78(49.1) | 148(48.8) | 226(48.9) | 0.958 |
Female | 81(50.9) | 154(51.2) | 236(51.1) | ||
Weight(kg)a | Mean | 38.5±16.4 | 32.6±14.2 | <0.001 | |
Location of Participant | Western Area Urban | 75(47.2) | 143(47.2) | 218(47.2) | 0.983 |
Western Area Rural | 53(33.3) | 99(32.7) | 152(32.9) | ||
Kenema | 31(19.5) | 61(20.1) | 92(19.9) | ||
Social Status | Orphan | 83(52.2) | 43(14.2) | 126(27.3) | <0.001 |
Non-Orphan | 76(47.8) | 260(85.8) | 336(72.7) | ||
Education Level | None | 16(10.1) | 46(15.2) | 62(13.4) | <0.001 |
Primary | 93(58.5) | 224(73.9) | 317(68.6) | ||
Secondary | 50(31.4) | 33(10.9) | 83(18.0) | ||
History of illness prior to Ebola | Yes | 47(29.6) | 49(16.2) | 96(20.8) | 0.001 |
No | 112(70.4) | 254(83.8) | 366(79.2) | ||
How many times hospitalised before Ebola | Less than three times | 139(88.5) | 281(93.0) | 420(91.5) | 0.113 |
Three or more times | 18(11.5) | 21(7.0) | 39(8.5) | ||
How many times hospitalised during Ebola outbreak | Less than three times | 140(88.1) | 296(97.7) | 436(94.4) | <0.001 |
Three or more times | 19(11.9) | 7(2.3) | 26(5.6) | ||
How many times hospitalised after the end of Ebola | Less than three times | 51(32.7) | 249(83.0) | 300(65.8) | <0.001 |
Three or more times | 105(67.3) | 51(17.0) | 156(34.2) |