Table 2 Characteristics of decedents for whom an SDB alert was raised
Variable | EBOV status (rapid test or PCR result) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Negative (%) | Positive (%) | Unknowna (%) | |
Gender | |||
Female | 2793 (43.7) | 543 (54.1) | 3116 (43.1) |
Male | 3534 (55.3) | 454 (45.3) | 3752 (51.9) |
Unknown/missing | 60 (0.9) | 6 (0.6) | 366 (5.1) |
Age | |||
< 1 year old | 1195 (18.7) | 49 (4.9) | 1628 (22.5) |
1–4 years old | 579 (9.1) | 95 (9.5) | 728 (10.1) |
5–17 years old | 492 (7.7) | 122 (12.2) | 612 (8.5) |
18–59 years old | 2269 (35.5) | 618 (61.6) | 2401 (33.2) |
≥ 60 years old | 1524 (23.9) | 103 (10.3) | 1398 (19.3) |
Unknown/missing | 328 (5.1) | 16 (1.6) | 467 (6.5) |
Setting of death | |||
Community | 2653 (41.5) | 191 (19.0) | 3409 (47.1) |
ETC | 272 (4.3) | 613 (61.1) | 410 (5.7) |
Hospital/health facility | 3462 (54.2) | 199 (19.8) | 3391 (46.9) |
Unknown/missing | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (0.3) |
Sub-coordination hub from which the SDB team responded | |||
Beni | 987 (15.5) | 296 (29.5) | 3227 (44.6) |
Bunia | 1156 (18.1) | 3 (0.3) | 328 (4.5) |
Butembo | 2744 (43.0) | 604 (60.2) | 1363 (18.8) |
Goma | 886 (13.9) | 1 (0.1) | 352 (4.9) |
Komanda | 30 (0.5) | 12 (1.2) | 964 (13.3) |
Mandima | 304 (4.8) | 63 (6.3) | 717 (9.9) |
Other | 277 (4.3) | 23 (2.3) | 281 (3.9) |
Unknown/missing | 3 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.0) |
Totals | 6387 (43.7) | 1003 (6.9) | 7234 (49.5) |