Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants, Serbo town, Jimma zone, Ethiopia
From: Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium vivax malaria in Serbo town, Jimma zone, south-west Ethiopia
Characteristics | At day of admission (Day 0) |
|---|---|
Median Age (years) | 8 years (9 months – 45 years) |
< 5 | 2 years (9 months – 4 years) |
5–14 | 9 years (5 – 13 years) |
15+ | 25 years (16 – 45 years) |
Sex | |
M | 51 (60.7%) |
F | 33 (39.3%) |
Mean Body Temp. | 37.66°C |
Febrile (Axillary Temp. ≥ 37°C) | 46 (55%) |
History of Fever | 76 (90.5%) |
Haemoglobin level | 12.1 (7.5–16.8) ± 1.99 g/dl |
Geometric mean parasite | 2355.7/μl (95% CI = 408 – 4304) |
Geometric mean of gametocyte | 102.7/μl (95% CI = 66.3–139) |