Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients with malaria in EFSTH
Variable | n = 320 (%) |
|---|---|
Age: Median (years) (range) | 22 (15–92) |
Age groups (years) | Â |
 15–24 (Youth) | 189 (59.1) |
  > 24 (Older adult) | 131 (40.9) |
Sex (M:F) | 199 (62.2): 121 (37.8) |
Type of referral | |
 Self referral | 112 ( 35) |
 Health facility | 208 (65) |
 Kanifing general hospital | 47 (22.6) |
 Bundung maternal and child hospital | 53 (25.5) |
 Brikama district hospital | 41 (19.7) |
 Fajikunda health centre | 27 (12.9) |
 Essau district hospital | 8 (3.9) |
 Others | 32 (15.4) |
Symptoms at presentation | |
 Fever | 298 (93.1) |
 Headache | 285(89.1) |
 Vomiting | 251 (78.4) |
 Malaise | 83 (25.9) |
 Abdominal pain | 195 (60.9) |
 Convulsion | 43 (13.4) |
Signs at presentation | |
 Pallor | 142 (44.4) |
 Jaundice | 128 (40) |
 Median glasgow coma score at presentation | 15 (3–15) |
Malaria severity | |
 Severe malaria | 169 (52.8) |
 Uncomplicated malaria | 151 (47.2) |
Outcome | |
 Dead | 31 (9.7) |
 Alive | 289 (90.3) |