Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample (n=3429)
| Characteristics | n (%) | P value |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 1810 (53.0) | <0.001 |
| Female | 1619 (47.0) | |
| Age (years) | ||
| 0–9 | 1765 (51.5) | <0.001 |
| 10–19 | 285 (8.3) | |
| 20–29 | 370 (10.8) | |
| 30–39 | 320 (9.3) | |
| 40–49 | 200 (5.8) | |
| 50–59 | 191 (5.6) | |
| 60 and above | 298 (8.7) | |
| Visit status | ||
| IPD | 541 (16.0) | |
| OPD | 2888 (84.0) | |
| Occupation | ||
| Dependent | 1126 (32.8) | |
| Student | 561 (16.4) | |
| Farmer | 482 (14.1) | |
| Housewife | 253 (7.4) | |
| Public sector | 332 (9.7) | |
| Civil servant | 125 (3.6) | |
| Others* | 550 (16.0) | |
| Consistency | ||
| Loose | 2472 (72.0) | |
| Watery | 918 (27.0) | |
| Bloody | 39 (1.0) | |
| Colour | ||
| Black | 71 (2.0) | |
| Brown | 824 (24.0) | |
| Clay | 22 (1.0) | |
| Green | 353 (10.0) | |
| Red | 67 (2.0) | |
| Yellow | 1249 (36.0) | |
| Other | 38 (1.0) | |
| Missing* | 805 (23.0) | |
| Mucus | ||
| Positive | 595 (23.0) | |
| Negative | 2029 (77.0) | |
| Missing* | 805 (23.0) | |
| Blood | ||
| Yes | 140 (6.0) | |
| No | 2283 (94.0) | |
| Missing* | 805 (23.0) |
*Missing data.
IPD, inpatient department; OPD, outpatient department.