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) |