Table 2 Characteristics of malaria in 96 resident immigrants and 29 native cases under 20 years of age in Barcelona 1990-2008*.
From: Epidemiology of imported malaria among children and young adults in Barcelona (1990-2008)
Resident immigrant n(%) | Native n (%) | Total n (%) | Crude OR (95%CI) | Adjusted OR (95%CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||||
Female | 54 (56.3) | 14 (48.3) | 68 (54.4) | 1 | 1 | 0.41 |
Male | 42 (43.8) | 15 (51.7) | 57 (45.6) | 0.7 (0.3-1.7) | 0.7 (0.3-1.7) | |
Age (years) | ||||||
< 5 | 27 (27.8) | 12 (42.9) | 39 (31.2) | 1 | 1 | 0.044 |
6 to 14 | 41 (42.3) | 11 (39.3) | 52 (41.6) | 1,4 (0.6-3.8) | 1.9 (0.7-5.3) | |
15 to 19 | 29 (29.9) | 5 (17.8) | 34 (27.2) | 2,6 (0.8-8.3) | 3.7 (1-13.3) | |
District of residence | ||||||
Other | 79 (81.4) | 24 (85.7) | 103 (82.4) | 1 | ||
Inner city | 18 (18.6) | 4 (14.3) | 22 (17.6) | 1.4 (0.5-4.7) | ||
Continent of travel | ||||||
Asia | 9 (9.4) | 4 (16.7) | 13 (10.8) | 1 | ||
America | 3 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.5) | 1 | ||
Africa | 84 (87.5) | 20 (83.3) | 104 (86.3) | 2,4 (0.9-6.6) | ||
Reason of travel (VFR) | ||||||
No | 9 (9.3) | 8 (28.6) | 17 (13.6) | 1 | 1 | 0.003 |
Yes | 88 (90.7) | 20 (71.4) | 108 (86.4) | 5 (1.7-14.4) | 6.4 (2-19.9) | |
Species detected | ||||||
P. falciparum | 68 (70.1) | 16 (57.1) | 84 (67.2) | 1.6 (0.7-3.9) | ||
P. vivax | 14 (14.4) | 6 (21.4) | 20 (16) | 1 | ||
P. ovale | 4 (4.1) | 3 (10.7) | 7 (5.6) | |||
P. malariae | 3 (3.1) | 1 (3.6) | 4 (3.2) | |||
Mixed | 4 (4.1) | 1 (3.6) | 5 (4) | |||
Plasmodium spp | 4 (4.1) | 1 (3.6) | 5 (4) | |||
Chemoprophylaxis | ||||||
No | 93 (69.9) | 28 (96.6) | 121 (96.8) | 1 | ||
Yes | 3 (3.1) | 1 (3.4) | 14 (3.2) | 0.9 (0.09-9) | ||
Hospitalization | ||||||
No | 87 (90.6) | 24 (82.8) | 111 (88.8) | 1 | ||
Yes | 9 (9.4) | 5 (17.2) | 14 (11.2) | 0.5 (0.2-1.6) |