Table 1 Characteristics of malaria episodes
N = 15,228 | |
|---|---|
Age (years) | N = 15,225 |
Mean ± SD | 8.9 ± 13.3 |
Median [range] | 3 [1–90] |
Age by class | N = 15,225 |
≤1 month | 2 (<0.01%) |
2–11 months | 2111 (13.9%) |
1–5 years | 7740 (50.8%) |
6–13 years | 2581 (17.0%) |
≥14 years | 2791 (18.3%) |
Gender | N = 15,225 |
Female | 7582 (49.8%) |
Male | 7643 (50.2%) |
Weight (kg) | N = 15,221 |
Mean ± SD | 21.6 ± 18.9 |
Median [range] | 13 [2–116] |
Weight by class (kg) | N = 15,221 |
<4.5 | 35 (0.2%) |
4.5 to <9 | 2704 (17.8%) |
9 to <18 | 7241 (47.6%) |
18 to <36 | 2278 (15.0%) |
≥36 | 2963 (19.5%) |
Clinical signs and symptomsa | N = 15,225 |
Fever | 13,294 (87.3%) |
Hyperthermia | 1608 (10.6%) |
Asthenia | 1373 (9.0%) |
Chills | 244 (1.6%) |
Headache | 3005 (19.7%) |
Dizziness | 228 (1.5%) |
Vomiting | 2316 (15.2%) |
Diarrhoea | 589 (3.9%) |
Abdominal pain | 316 (2.1%) |
Decreased appetite/anorexia | 2901 (19.1%) |
Joint ankylosis | 1223 (8.0%) |
Anaemia | 273 (1.8%) |
Parasitaemia | N = 14,634 |
Positive thick blood smears | 11,192 (76.5%) |