Table 1 Characteristics of patients enrolled in the in vivo efficacy test of chloroquine in P. vivax malaria from June-August 2006, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia.
From: Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium vivax malaria in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
Characteristics | |
|---|---|
Total number of patients recruited | 87 |
Number of patients under the age of five | 20.7% (n = 18) |
Age | |
Median age | 16 years |
Range | 8 Months – 52 Years |
Sex | |
Female | 41.4% (n = 36) |
Male | 58.8% (n = 51) |
History of fever | 62.1% (n = 54) |
Axillary temperature > 37.5°c (day 0) | 37.9% (n = 33) |
Duration of illness, Mean ± SD | 3.15 ± 1.85 days |
Geometric mean parasite density/μl (day 0) | 6,614.6 parasites |