Table 3 Malaria case follow-up for P. falciparum and P. vivax patients, Sai Yok District, 2009
Follow-up On Mobile Phone | P. falciparum cases (n = 285) | P. vivax cases (n = 249) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Complete treatment (self-reported) | ||||
No | 17 | 6.0 | 143 | 57.4 |
Yes | 268 | 94.0 | 106 | 42.6 |
Symptoms within the first follow-up day (day 7/day14) post first dose | ||||
Fever | 42 | 14.7 | 29 | 11.6 |
Headache | 235 | 82.5 | 179 | 71.9 |
Chill | 10 | 3.5 | 6 | 2.4 |
Muscle Pain/Fatigue | 172 | 60.4 | 127 | 51.0 |
Vomit | 49 | 17.2 | 16 | 6.4 |
Diarrhea | 5 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.8 |