Table 1 Study population demographics. Characteristics of sampled and collated acute dengue case reports across the Philippines. Excludes patients who reported more than 5 days after symptom onset and those under the age of 6 months
Demographics | Surveyed case reports | Collated case reports | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
%n | n | %n | n | |
Age (years) | ||||
<5 | 15.9 | 2920 | 17.1 | 80,046 |
6–15 | 45.6 | 8371 | 39.1 | 182,999 |
16–25 | 23.4 | 4299 | 24.8 | 116,062 |
26–40 | 9.3 | 1716 | 11.5 | 53,803 |
>41 | 5.8 | 1060 | 7.5 | 35,117 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 47 | 8624 | 47.3 | 221,446 |
Male | 53 | 9742 | 52.7 | 246,581 |
Disease day | ||||
<2 | 28.5 | 5233 | 31.8 | 148,933 |
3–4 | 58 | 10,652 | 54.6 | 255,352 |
5 | 13.5 | 2481 | 13.6 | 63,742 |
Symptoms | ||||
No warning signs | 14.2 | 2617 | 16.5 | 77,006 |
Warning signs | 53.4 | 9811 | 50.3 | 235,619 |
Severe dengue | 5.1 | 929 | 4.0 | 18,506 |
Non-disclosed | 27.3 | 5009 | 29.2 | 136,896 |
DENV immune status | ||||
Primary | 18 | 3310 | – | – |
Post-primary | 62.9 | 11,560 | – | – |
Historical | 12.5 | 2297 | – | – |
Negative | 6.5 | 1199 | – | – |
Total | 100.0 | 18,366 | 100.0 | 468,027 |