Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population
From: Investigation of influenza A of pandemic potential and MERS-Coronavirus in humans in Cameroon
Characteristic | Sub-categories | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Year | 2017 | 161 | 19.3 |
2018 | 166 | 19.8 | |
2019 | 131 | 15.7 | |
2020 | 145 | 17.3 | |
2021 | 66 | 7.9 | |
2022 | 168 | 20.9 | |
Region | Centre | 550 | 65.7 |
North | 24 | 2.9 | |
West | 152 | 18.2 | |
Littoral | 37 | 4.4 | |
South West | 13 | 1.6 | |
North West | 61 | 7.3 | |
Age | 0-<2 | 263 | 31.4 |
2–4 | 146 | 17.4 | |
5–14 | 84 | 10.0 | |
15–49 | 93 | 11.1 | |
Above 50 | 56 | 6.7 | |
Unknown | 195 | 23.3 | |
Sex | Male | 327 | 39.1 |
Female | 314 | 37.5 | |
Unknown | 196 | 23.4 | |
Illness duration | 0–5 days | 659 | 77.1 |
6–10 days | 78 | 9.1 | |
Unknown | 118 | 13.8 | |
TOTAL | Â | 855 | 100 |