Table 1 Prevalence of acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea, as determined by a questionnaire administered to mothers/guardians of children aged 6–59 months in Kaédi, southern Mauritania in March 2011, stratified by sex
Disease | No. of children interviewed | No. of children tested positive (%) | No. of children needing further assessment (%) | Number (%) of children tested positive, stratified by sex | χ2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males (n = 199) | Females (n = 172) | ||||||
Acute respiratory infections | 371 | 161 (43.4) | 105 (65.2) | 84 (42.2) | 77 (44.8) | 0.25 | 0.620 |
Diarrhoea | 371 | 130 (35.0) | 87 (66.9) | 63 (31.7) | 67 (39.0) | 2.16 | 0.142 |