Comparison of demographic and clinical variables between the Ugandan and Nigerian cohorts with χ2 analysis
| Mbale, Uganda | Lagos, Nigeria | P value | |
| Age, number (%) | |||
| ≤6 months | 557/730 (76.3) | 67/96 (69.7) | 0.16 |
| 7 to 11 months | 88/730 (12.1) | 15/96 (15.6) | 0.32 |
| 12 months to <5 years | 62/730 (8.49) | 10/96 (10.4) | 0.53 |
| 5 years to 18 years | 23/730 (3.15) | 4/96 (4.2) | 0.6 |
| Aetiology, number (%) | |||
| Postinfectious | 469/730 (64.2) | 25/96 (26) | <0.001 |
| Myelomeningocele | 73/730 (10) | 24/96 (25) | <0.001 |
| Other | 188/730 (25.8) | 47/96 (49) | <0.001 |
| Treated initially with shunt (primary shunt or after abandoned endoscopy), number (%) | 229/730 (31.4) | 24/96 (25) | 0.2 |
| Failure before 6 months after endoscopic treatment, number (%) | 140/501 (27.9) | 39/72 (54.2) | <0.001 |
| Failure before 6 months after shunt treatment, number (%) | 60/229 (26.2) | 6/24 (25) | 0.9 |
| Shunt-free at 6 months after endoscopic treatment (%) | 390/501 (77.8) | 53/72 (73.6) | 0.42 |
| Shunt-free at 6 months total, number (%) | 390/730 (53.4) | 53/96 (55.2) | 0.74 |