Demographic characteristics of patients with suspected or confirmed typhoid fever, Kasese and Bundibugyo districts, Uganda, August 1, 2009–December 31, 2011.

*Includes 12 patients for whom intestinal perforation status was reported by clinician as “don't know”.
**Includes 7 patients for whom intestinal perforation status was reported by clinician as “don't know” and 33 patients for whom intestinal perforation status could not be determined from district linelist.
†For some items, n may vary by small numbers due to “don't know” or missing responses.
‡Wilcoxon rank-sum test (median age) or Fisher's exact test (gender) for difference between Kasese patients with and without intestinal perforation.
‡‡Wilcoxon rank-sum test (median age) or Fisher's exact test (gender) for difference between Bundibugyo patients with and without intestinal perforation.
aMedian age different by gender among all Kasese patients (P = 0.002) and among patients with intestinal perforation from Kasese (P = 0.0004) and Bundibugyo (P = 0.03). Median age did not differ significantly by gender among patients without intestinal perforation in either district.