Table 1 Age distribution of VL patients at Kacheliba Sub-county Hospital between 2018 and 2022. Most VL patients were male, but this preponderance was less pronounced in infants and young children below the age of 6 years
Age group | Males (n) | % of all males | Females (n) | % of all females | Total | Male (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 1 year | 27 | 2.1 | 28 | 4.1 | 55 | 49.1 |
2–5 years | 274 | 21.6 | 206 | 30.2 | 480 | 57.1 |
6–10 years | 317 | 25.0 | 137 | 20.1 | 454 | 69.8 |
11–20 years | 347 | 27.4 | 142 | 20.9 | 489 | 71.0 |
21–45 years | 256 | 20.2 | 142 | 20.9 | 398 | 64.3 |
> 45 years | 45 | 3.6 | 25 | 3.7 | 70 | 64.3 |
Unknown | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 50.0 |
Total | 1267 | 100.0 | 681 | 100.0 | 1948 | 65.0 |