Table 1 Demographic and household characteristics of patients with febrile illness enrolled across three hospitals in Sarawak, Malaysia, between February and October 2019 (n = 147)
From: Leptospirosis infections among hospital patients, Sarawak, Malaysia
Characteristics | Kapit Hospital n (%) | Sarikei Hospital n (%) | Sibu Hospital n (%) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 102 (69.4) | 24 (16.3) | 21 (14.3) | 147 (100) |
Gender | ||||
Female | 37 (36.3) | 7 (29.2) | 15 (71.4) | 59 (40.1) |
Male | 65 (63.7) | 17 (70.8) | 6 (28.6) | 88 (59.9) |
Age | ||||
Under 5 | 6 (5.9) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (4.8) | 8 (5.4) |
5–11 | 35 (34.3) | 11 (45.8) | 2 (9.5) | 48 (32.7) |
12–17 | 11 (10.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.5) | 13 (8.8) |
18–64 | 45 (44.1) | 11 (45.8) | 15 (71.4) | 71 (48.3) |
65 + | 5 (4.9) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (4.8) | 7 (4.8) |
Education completed | ||||
None | 23 (21.6) | 6 (25.0) | 5 (23.8) | 34 (23.1) |
Primary | 39 (38.2) | 12 (50.0) | 6 (28.6) | 57 (38.8) |
Secondary | 36 (35.3) | 5 (20.8) | 8 (38.1) | 49 (33.3) |
College | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.5) | 4 (2.7) |
Post-college | 2 (2.0) | 1 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.0) |
Ethnicity | ||||
Iban | 86 (84.3) | 22 (91.7) | 14 (66.7) | 122 (83.0) |
Chinese | 2 (2.0) | 1 (4.2) | 2 (9.5) | 5 (3.4) |
Malay | 4 (3.9) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (4.8) | 6 (4.1) |
Other | 10 (9.8) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (19.0) | 14 (9.5) |
Type of housing | ||||
House | 37 (36.3) | 5 (20.8) | 7 (33.3) | 49 (33.3) |
Hut / Wood house | 11 (10.8) | 4 (16.7) | 5 (23.8) | 20 (13.6) |
Longhouse | 54 (52.9) | 15 (62.5) | 9 (42.9) | 78 (53.1) |
Primary drinking water source* | ||||
River | 55 (53.9) | 8 (33.3) | 2 (9.5) | 65 (44.2) |
Piped | 44 (43.1) | 14 (58.3) | 14 (66.7) | 72 (49.0) |
Rain | 10 (9.8) | 4 (16.7) | 3 (14.3) | 17 (11.6) |
Gravity feed | 8 (7.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.5) | 10 (6.8) |
Other | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.8) | 2 (1.4) |