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.