Background
Methods
General Settings
Study design, population, sampling, and data collection
Data variables and source
Statistical analysis
Ethical approval
Results
Characteristics | Variables | EVD child Survivor n (%) N=159 | Close contacts n (%) N=303 | Total n (%) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age(years)a | Mean ±SD (range) | 11.08±3.68 | 9.56±3.38(5-17) | <0.001 | |
Sex | Male | 78(49.1) | 148(48.8) | 226(48.9) | 0.958 |
Female | 81(50.9) | 154(51.2) | 236(51.1) | ||
Weight(kg)a | Mean | 38.5±16.4 | 32.6±14.2 | <0.001 | |
Location of Participant | Western Area Urban | 75(47.2) | 143(47.2) | 218(47.2) | 0.983 |
Western Area Rural | 53(33.3) | 99(32.7) | 152(32.9) | ||
Kenema | 31(19.5) | 61(20.1) | 92(19.9) | ||
Social Status | Orphan | 83(52.2) | 43(14.2) | 126(27.3) | <0.001 |
Non-Orphan | 76(47.8) | 260(85.8) | 336(72.7) | ||
Education Level | None | 16(10.1) | 46(15.2) | 62(13.4) | <0.001 |
Primary | 93(58.5) | 224(73.9) | 317(68.6) | ||
Secondary | 50(31.4) | 33(10.9) | 83(18.0) | ||
History of illness prior to Ebola | Yes | 47(29.6) | 49(16.2) | 96(20.8) | 0.001 |
No | 112(70.4) | 254(83.8) | 366(79.2) | ||
How many times hospitalised before Ebola | Less than three times | 139(88.5) | 281(93.0) | 420(91.5) | 0.113 |
Three or more times | 18(11.5) | 21(7.0) | 39(8.5) | ||
How many times hospitalised during Ebola outbreak | Less than three times | 140(88.1) | 296(97.7) | 436(94.4) | <0.001 |
Three or more times | 19(11.9) | 7(2.3) | 26(5.6) | ||
How many times hospitalised after the end of Ebola | Less than three times | 51(32.7) | 249(83.0) | 300(65.8) | <0.001 |
Three or more times | 105(67.3) | 51(17.0) | 156(34.2) |
Clinical Symptoms | Variables | EVD child survivor n (%) N=159 | Close contacts n (%) N=303 | Total n (%) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chest Pain | Yes | 47(29.6) | 28(9.2) | 75(16.2) | <0.001 |
No | 112(70.4) | 275(90.8) | 387(83.8) | ||
Joint Pain | Yes | 101(63.5) | 58(19.1) | 159(34.4) | <0.001 |
No | 58(36.5) | 245(80.9) | 303(65.6) | ||
Muscle Pain | Yes | 57(35.8) | 39(12.9) | 96(20.8) | <0.001 |
No | 103(64.2) | 264(87.1) | 366(79.2) | ||
Eye Pain | Yes | 67(42.1) | 20(6.6) | 87(18.8) | <0.001 |
No | 92(57.9) | 283(93.4) | 375(81.2) | ||
Eye Redness | Yes | 54(34.0) | 20(6.6) | 74(16.0) | <0.001 |
No | 105(66.0) | 283(93.4) | 388(84.0) | ||
Dry eyes | Yes | 29(18.2) | 11(3.6) | 40(8.7) | <0.001 |
No | 130(81.8) | 292(96.4) | 422(91.3) | ||
Blurred Vision | Yes | 22(13.8) | 3(1.0) | 25(5.4) | <0.001 |
No | 137(86.2) | 300(99.0) | 437(94.6) | ||
Sensitive to light | Yes | 40(25.2) | 12(4.0) | 52(11.3) | <0.001 |
No | 119(74.8) | 290(96.0) | 410(88.7) | ||
Ringing in the ear (Tinnitus) | Yes | 32(20.1) | 11(3.6) | 43(9.3) | <0.001 |
No | 127(79.9) | 292(96.4) | 419(90.7) | ||
Hearing Loss | Yes | 33(20.8) | 9(3.0) | 42(9.1) | <0.001 |
No | 126(79.2) | 294(97.0) | 420(90.9) | ||
Epigastric Reflux | Yes | 13(8.2) | 2(0.7) | 15(3.2) | <0.001 |
No | 146(91.8) | 301(99.3) | 447(96.8) | ||
Blood or mucus in the stool | Yes | 15(9.4) | 9(3.0) | 24(5.2) | 0.003 |
No | 144(90.6) | 294(97.0) | 438(94.8) | ||
Headache | Yes | 138(86.8) | 221(72.9) | 359(77.7) | 0.001 |
No | 21(13.2) | 82(27.1) | 103(22.3) | ||
Memory Impairment | Yes | 29(18.2) | 3(1.0) | 32(6.9) | <0.001 |
No | 130(81.8) | 300(99.0) | 430(93.1) | ||
Loss of sensation | Yes | 23(14.5) | 6(2.0) | 29(6.3) | <0.001 |
No | 136(85.5) | 297(98.0) | 433(93.7) | ||
Tremor | Yes | 17(10.7) | 4(1.3) | 21(4.5) | <0.001 |
No | 142(89.3) | 299(98.7) | 441(95.5) | ||
Seizures | Yes | 5(3.1) | 5(1.7) | 10(2.2) | 0.302 |
No | 154(96.9) | 298(98.3) | 452(97.8) | ||
Mood Changes | Yes | 72(45.3) | 18(5.9) | 90(19.5) | <0.001 |
No | 87(54.7) | 285(94.1) | 372(80.5) |
Self-reported symptoms | Variables | AOR | 95 %CI | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joint pain | Yes | 2.633 | 1.313-5.278 | 0.006 |
No | 1 | |||
Muscle pain | Yes | 0.452 | 0.193-1.059 | 0.068 |
No | 1 | |||
Eye pain | Yes | 4.559 | 2.156-9.639 | <0.001 |
No | 1 | |||
Hearing loss | Yes | 3.849 | 1.151-12.871 | 0.029 |
No | 1 | |||
Memory impairment | Yes | 7.763 | 1.339-45.007 | 0.022 |
No | 1 | |||
Loss of sensation | Yes | 7.321 | 1.256-42.680 | 0.027 |
No | 1 | |||
Seizures | Yes | 0.120 | 0.013-1.112 | 0.062 |
No | 1 | |||
Mood changes | Yes | 5.070 | 2.350-10.939 | <0.001 |
No | 1 | |||
Hospitalised after the end of Ebola outbreak | Yes | 6.774 | 3.513-13.062 | <0.001 |
No | 1 | |||
Hospitalised during the Ebola outbreak | Yes | 3.257 | 0.862-12.303 | 0.082 |
No | 1 |