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Table 3 Fever intensity and risk of parasitaemia in Yopougon. Health facility-based surveys.

From: Rapid Urban Malaria Appraisal (RUMA) III: epidemiology of urban malaria in the municipality of Yopougon (Abidjan)

All age groups

Fever intensity

Positive/Total (%)

OR

95% CI

P value

Fever duration

<39°C

71/215 (33.0%)

1

-

-

   ≥2, <5 days

≥39°C

26/46 (56.5%)

2.64

1.32–5.30

<0.005

Fever duration

<39°C

26/100 (26.0%)

1

-

-

   ≥5, <8 days

≥39°C

11/16 (68.8%)

6.26

1.78–23.17

<0.001

   ≤5 years-old

Fever intensity

Positive/Total (%)

OR

95% CI

P value

Fever duration

<39°C

35/109 (32.1%)

1

-

-

   ≥2, <5 days

≥39°C

19/41 (46.4%)

3.35

1.36–8.32

<0.005

Fever duration

<39°C

13/46 (28.3%)

1

-

-

   ≥5, <8 days

≥39°C

8/11 (72.7%)

6.77

1.32–38.95

<0.01