Volume 11, Number 5—May 2005
THEME ISSUE
Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Leptospirosis during Dengue Outbreak, Bangladesh
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of dengue patients compared with those of leptospirosis patients, Dhaka, Bangladesh*
Demographic characteristic | Dengue patients (n = 938) | Leptospirosis patients (n = 63) | p value† |
---|---|---|---|
Age, y | 27.5 ± 11.1 | 27.9 ± 13.3 | NS |
Male | 694 (74) | 46 (73) | NS |
Monthly household income (US$) | |||
<60 | 174 (19) | 20 (32) | 0.015 |
60–119 | 205 (22) | 17 (27) | |
120–200 | 127 (14) | 7 (11) | |
>200 | 432 (46) | 18 (29) | |
Household size | 5.4 ± 2.7 | 4.8 ± 2.1 | NS |
Level of education | |||
Illiterate | 83 (9) | 16 (25) | < 0.001 |
Primary | 144 (15) | 13 (21) | |
Secondary | 424 (45) | 22 (35) | |
University | 214 (23) | 8 (13) | |
Other or unknown | 73 (8) | 4 (6) |
*Data are mean ± SD or no. (%).
†By Pearson chi-square test or analysis of variance. NS, not significant.