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Table 1 Signs and symptoms of febrile children (n = 357)

From: Use and limitations of malaria rapid diagnostic testing by community health workers in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Age category

Sign or symptom

<1 yr (n = 78)

1-4 yr (n = 106)

≥ 5 yr

(n = 173)

Fever

78 (100)

106 (100)

173 (100)

headache

3 (3)

45 (42)

123 (71)

fatigue/lethargy

24 (30)

44 (41)

69 (39)

chills

21 (26)

29 (27)

35 (20)

decreased oral intake/poor feeding

18 (23)

34 (32)

33 (19)

myalgia

0

10 (9)

34 (19)

vomiting

7 (8)

20 (18)

17 (9)

prolonged crying

30 (38)

8 (7)

0

seizures

22 (28)

5 (4)

0

dizziness

0

5 (4)

21 (12)

coryza

2 (2)

8 (7)

17 (9)

cough

3 (3)

5 (4)

9 (5)

pallor

9 (11)

4 (3)

2 (1)

diarrhoea

3 (3)

10 (9)

0

respiratory distress

5 (6)

4 (3)

1 (0.6)

visual disturbance

0

0

3 (1)

splenomegaly

0

0

1 (0.6)

lumbar pain

0

1 (0.9)

2 (1)

abdominal pain

0

0

1 (0.6)

joint pain

0

0

1 (0.6)