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Table 1 Summarized percentages for demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the study populations from the districts of Colombo and Kandy

From: Comprehensive evaluation of demographic, socio-economic and other associated risk factors affecting the occurrence of dengue incidence among Colombo and Kandy Districts of Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study

Factor

Kandy (%)

Colombo (%)

Control n (%)

Positive n (%)

P-valuea

Control n (%)

Positive n (%)

P-valuea

Age in years

0–15

15 (1.50)

355 (35.5)

0.04*

18 (1.8)

207 (20.7)

0.03*

15–35

277 (27.7)

422 (42.2)

302 (30.2)

488 (48.8)

35–55

495 (49.5)

155 (15.5)

517 (51.7)

230 (23.0)

> 55

213 (21.3)

66 (6.6)

162 (16.2)

75 (7.5)

Sex

Male

903 (90.30)

608 (60.8)

0.01*

883 (88.3)

586 (58.6)

0.03*

Female

970 (9.70)

392 (39.2)

117 (11.7)

414 (41.4)

Family size

1–3

165 (16.5)

316 (31.6)

0.04*

247 (24.7)

396 (39.6)

0.03*

4–6

520 (52.0)

504 (50.4)

458 (45.8)

498 (49.8)

> 7

315 (31.5)

180 (18.0)

295 (29.5)

106 (10.6)

No. of years residing within the relevant MOH

< 5

146 (14.6)

302 (30.2)

0.02*

148 (14.8)

300 (30.0)

0.01*

6–25

269 (26.9)

441 (44.1)

242 (24.2)

492 (49.2)

26–50

394 (39.4)

166 (16.6)

412 (41.2)

152 (15.2)

> 50

191 (19.1)

91 (9.1)

196 (19.6)

55 (5.5)

Total monthly income in LKR × 103b

< 5

3 (0.3)

4 (0.4)

0.02*

0 (0)

5 (0.5)

0.008**

5–10

20 (2.0)

46 (4.6)

0 (0)

35 (3.5)

10–20

55 (5.5)

258 (25.8)

50 (5.0)

395 (39.5)

20–30

605 (60.5)

472 (47.2)

266 (26.6)

275 (27.5)

> 30

317 (31.7)

220 (22.0)

684 (68.4)

290 (29.0)

  1. aAll P-values are based on a Chi-square test for independence analysis of numbers in dengue- and non-dengue patient populations (in respective districts, separately)
  2. b1 USD = 159.81 LKR
  3. *P < 0.05, **P < 0. 01