N=687
Number (%) positive Males Number (%) positive Females
Age range Years Comboni n=63 IAH n=207 BMC n=41 Comboni n=77 IAH n=235 BMC n=64
<9 5 (7.9) 47 (22.7) 3 (7.3) 4 (5.2) 44 (18.7) 4 (6.3)
10-19 18 (28.6) 38 (18.3) 15 (36.6) 26 (33.8) 43 (18.3) 21 (32.8)
20-29 11 (17.5) 51 (24.6) 8 (19.5) 19 (24.7) 57 (24.3) 14 (21.9)
30-39 4 (6.3) 26 (12.6) 2 (4.9) 6 (7.8) 44 (18.7) 3 (4.6)
40-49 5 (7.9) 17 (8.2) 5 (12.2) 10 (13.0) 24 (10.2) 4 (6.3)
50-59 6 (9.5) 14 (6.8) 2 (4.9) 5 (6.5) 10 (4.3) 2 (3.1)
>60 14 (22.2) 14 (6.8) 6 (14.6) 7 (9.0) 13 (5.5) 16 (25.0)
N: Total number of people positive for typhoid; n: Number of people in each hospital with typhoid; BMC: Bushenyi Medical Center; IAH: Ishaka Adventist Hospital; Comboni: Comboni Health Center
Table 1: Age and Sex Distribution of Typhoid among the Study Population.