Table 2 Presenting symptoms by ages
Symptoms | Age (years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
0-5 | 6-10 | 11-18 | |
Chronic diarrhea | 188 (22.8%) | 87 (17.9%) | 55 (16.8%) |
Weight loss | 156 (18.9%) | 78 (16%) | 69 (21.1%) |
Food refusal | 128 (15.5%) | 63 (13%) | 30 (9.2%) |
Vomiting | 221 (26.8%) | 159 (32.7%) | 95 (29.1%) |
Anemia | 67 (8.1%) | 37 (7.6%) | 23 (7%) |
Constipation | 26 (3.2%) | 18 (3.7%) | 7 (2.1%) |
Other symptoms | 22 (2.7%) | 22 (4.5%) | 25 (7.6%) |
No symptoms | 15 (1.9%) | 22 (4.5%) | 23 (7%) |
Total | 824 (50.3%) | 486 (29.7%) | 327 (20%) |