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World J Clin Cases. Mar 16, 2017; 5(3): 102-111
Published online Mar 16, 2017. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i3.102
Published online Mar 16, 2017. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i3.102
Table 2 Demographics of participants (during and post-Hajj, n = 246)
| Attributes | During Hajj n (%) | Post-Hajj n (%) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 111 (60.7) | 30 (32.3) |
| Male | 72 (39.3) | 63 (67.7) |
| Age in years | ||
| 0-18 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| 19-34 | 38 (20.8) | 17 (18.3) |
| 35-49 | 58 (31.7) | 52 (55.9) |
| 50-64 | 28 (15.3) | 8 (8.6) |
| ≥ 65 | 1 (0.6) | 0 |
| Did not disclose | 58 (31.7) | 15 (16.1) |
| Meningococcal vaccine uptake | ||
| Not vaccinated | 0 | 4 (4.3) |
| Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine | 144 (78.7) | 48 (51.6) |
| Meningococcal Conjugate vaccine | 39 (21.3) | 41 (44.1) |
| Pneumococcal vaccine uptake | ||
| Not vaccinated | 145 (79.2) | 55 (59.1) |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) | 38 (20.8) | 38 (40.9) |
| Facemasks use | ||
| Used facemasks | 76 (41.5) | 32 (34.4) |
| Did not use facemasks | 92 (50.3) | 59 (63.4) |
| Did not disclose | 15 (8.2) | 2 (2.2) |
- Citation: Azeem MI, Tashani M, Badahdah AM, Heron L, Pedersen K, Jeoffreys N, Kok J, Haworth E, Dwyer DE, Hill-Cawthorne G, Rashid H, Booy R. Surveillance of Australian Hajj pilgrims for carriage of potentially pathogenic bacteria: Data from two pilot studies. World J Clin Cases 2017; 5(3): 102-111
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v5/i3/102.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v5.i3.102