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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics among the population surveyed, and those with pneumonia in the previous 12 months or influenza-like illness (ILI) in the previous month, Santa Rosa, Guatemala, 2006a

From: Low usage of government healthcare facilities for acute respiratory infections in guatemala: implications for influenza surveillance

 

Sample

N = 5449

n (%)

Pneumonia Cases

N = 323

n (%)

P value

ILI Cases

N = 628

n (%)

P value b

Sex, female

2844 (52)

165 (50)

0.51

344 (53)

0.44

Age (years)

  

0.76

 

0.01

   0-4

586 (12)

60 (20)

 

106 (17)

 

   5-14

1484 (28)

68 (21)

 

170 (29)

 

   15-29

1466 (27)

68 (21)

 

147 (22)

 

   30-59

1439 (25)

87 (25)

 

150 (24)

 

   ≥60

474 (8)

40 (12)

 

55 (8)

 

Wealth index

     

   Poorest

832 (21)

49 (20)

0.14

127 (27)

<0.001

   Second

927 (21)

51 (20)

 

127 (25)

 

   Third

1006 (20)

61 (21)

 

113 (18)

 

   Fourth

1141 (19)

84 (23)

 

127 (17)

 

   Wealthiest

1543 (19)

78 (15)

 

134 (14)

 
  1. a Percentages are calculated using sample weights.
  2. b P values compare characteristics of pneumonia (or ILI) cases with those persons without pneumonia (or ILI).