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Prevalence of Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region, Ghana: A Five-Year Retrospective Trend Analysis Cover

Prevalence of Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region, Ghana: A Five-Year Retrospective Trend Analysis

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|Sep 2020

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of participants.

YearMaleProportionFemaleProportionTotalZscoreP-value
0–11 months432.07551.31982.2860.022
1–422310.722205.244437.983<0.001
5–91838.802475.884304.313<0.001
10–141909.132576.124474.367<0.001
15–191778.513378.025140.6670.505
20–242069.903418.125472.3550.019
25–291718.224199.97590–2.2380.025
30–341165.581864.433022.0050.045
35–391376.593829.09519–3.3870.001
40–44884.231353.212232.0570.040
45–491115.343518.35462–4.302<0.001
50–54793.803117.40390–5.565<0.001
55–591145.483167.52430–3.0140.003
60–64643.081483.522120.5600.576
65–69532.551904.52243–3.8110.000
70+1256.013077.31432–1.9160.055
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Figure 1

Typhoid Cases in 2012.

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Figure 2

Typhoid Fever in 2013.

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Figure 3

Typhoid Fever Cases in 2014.

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Figure 4

Typhoid Fever Cases in 2015.

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Figure 5

Typhoid Fever Cases in 2016.

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Figure 6

Typhoid Fever Cases from January 2012–December 2016.

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Figure 7

Typhoid fever cases by months during the study period.

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Figure 8

Typhoid fever cases by Gender.

Table 2

Typhoid Fever Cases among Various Age Groups (Male).

AgeMale
20122013201420152016Total
0–11 months141261143
1–4851096104223
5–9832337112183
10–1413101045122190
15–191272732106177
20–246123225143206
25–29912155295171
30–34116195036116
35–3952152790137
40–448210205088
45–49133162854111
50–54634284179
55–593462085114
60–64672164064
65–69215153153
70+66133175125
Total1178720854811952080
Table 3

Typhoid Fever among Various Age Groups (Females).

AgeFemale
20122013201420152016Total
0–11 months330371255
1–4531410098220
5–99103767124247
10–14673150163257
15–1924142179199337
20–2482050123140341
25–29121664120207419
30–34643440102186
35–39763484251382
40–44612125055135
45–498103053250351
50–54976965161311
55–591094055202316
60–6455192099148
65–69673037110190
70+7121874196307
Total131145503105423694202
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Figure 9

A trend analysis showing the prevalence of typhoid fever from January 2012 to December 2016.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2833 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Published on: Sep 3, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2020 Adam Fusheini, Sarfo Kofi Gyawu, published by Ubiquity Press
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