Table 1 Sample and patient characteristics included in the study from Ghana and Tanzania
Blood | Diarrhoea | Non-Diarrhoea | Livestock faecal samples | Pooled faecal samples | Dust | Soil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ghana | |||||||
Number of samples | 2,231 | 376 | 585 | 1,570 | 409 | 281 | 801 |
Sampling date [range] | Nov 2013 – Jul 2020 | Oct 2018 – Jul 2020 | Nov 2018 – Jun 2020 | Apr 2019 – Jun 2020 | Apr 2019– Nov 2020 | Apr 2019– Nov 2020 | Apr 2019– Jun 2021 |
Age (years) of participants [median (IQR)] | 2 (1–4) | 1 (0–2) | 2 (1–4) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Female sex [n (%)] | 969 (43) | 166 (44) | 298 (51) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
NTS detection [n (%)] | 67 (3) | 5 (1) | 21 (4) | 56 (4) | 13 (3) | 25 (9) | 52 (6) |
Isolate available [n (%)] | 46 (69) | 3 (60) | 19 (90) | 36 (64) | 13 (100) | 25 (100) | 52 (100) |
Tanzania | |||||||
Number of observations | 637 | 575 | 574 | 1,047 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sampling date [range] | Mar 2019 – Dec 2020 | Sep 2017 – Jul 2020 | Sep 2017 – Jul 2020 | Mar 2019 – Jul 2020 | NA | NA | NA |
Age (years) of participants [median (IQR)] | 2 (1–3) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Female sex [n (%)] | 279 (44) | 268 (47) | 272 (47) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
NTS detection [n (%)] | 3 (0) | 17 (3) | 13 (2) | 9 (1) | NA | NA | NA |
Isolate available [n (%)] | 3 (100) | 8 (47) | 11 (85) | 6 (67) | NA | NA | NA |