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Table 1 Fever and parasitaemia status by age group among patients presenting with a history of febrile illness at a peripheral health facility in South-western Uganda

From: Diagnosis and treatment of malaria in peripheral health facilities in Uganda: findings from an area of low transmission in south-western Uganda

Parasitaemia status

Fever

Age group in years

P-value

  

< 5

5–15

≥ 16

 

Parasitaemic

Febrile1

25 (29.4%)

77 (23.6%)

289 (24.8%)

P = 0.5

 

Afebrile

12 (14.2%)

91 (27.8%)

300 (25.8%)

P = 0.03

Aparasitaemic

Febrile1

37 (43.5%)

77 (23.5%)

321 (27.6%)

P = 0.001

 

Afebrile

11 (12.9%)

82 (25.1%)

255 (21.9%)

P = 0.05

Total (%)

 

85 (100%)

327 (100%)

1165 (100%)

 
  1. 1Axillary temperature = 37.5°C