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Table 1 Characteristics of 174 reported malaria cases in immigrants and natives under 20 years of age in Barcelona, 1990-2008.

From: Epidemiology of imported malaria among children and young adults in Barcelona (1990-2008)

 

Immigrant

n(%)

Native

n (%)

Total

n (%)

p-value

Sex

    

Male

60 (42.0)

14 (45.2)

74 (42.5)

0.56

Female

83 (58.0)

17 (54.8)

100 (57.5)

 

Age (years)

    

< 5

40 (28.0)

13 (41.9)

53 (30.5)

0.65

6 to 14

59 (41.3)

12 (38.7)

71 (40.8)

0.24

15 to 19

44 (30.8)

6 (19.4)

50 (28.7)

 

District of residence

    

Other

119 (83.2)

27 (87.1)

146 (83.9)

0.19

Inner City

24 (16.8)

4 (12.9)

28 (16.1)

 

Continent of travel

    

Africa

125 (87.4)

21 (67.7)

146 (83.9)

0.02

Asia

11 (7.7)

4 (12.9)

15 (8.6)

 

America

3 (2.1)

-

3 (1.7)

 

Unknown

4 (2.8)

6 (19.4)

10 (5.7)

 

Reason for travel (VFR)

    

No

55 (38.5)

11 (35.5)

66 (37.9)

0.88

Yes

88 (61.5)

20 (64.5)

108 (62.1)

 

Species detected

    

P. falciparum

103 (72)

18 (58.1)

121 (69.5)

0.64

P. vivax

18 (12.6)

7 (22.6)

25 (14.4)

 

P. ovale

7 (4.9)

3 (9.7)

10 (5.7)

 

P. malariae

7 (4.9)

1 (3.2)

8 (4.6)

 

Mixed

4 (2.8)

1 (3.2)

5 (2.9)

 

Plasmodium spp

4 (2.8)

1 (3.2)

5 (2.9)

 

Chemoprophylaxis

    

Yes

3 (2.1)

1 (3.2)

4 (2.3)

0.53

No

140 (97.9)

30 (96.8)

170 (97.7)

 

Hospitalization

    

Yes

22 (15.4)

5 (16.1)

27 (15.5)

0.7

No

121(84.6)

26 (83.9)

147 (84.5)

 
  1. VFR: visiting friends and relatives.