From: Epidemiological, clinical and biological features of malaria among children in Niamey, Niger
prevalence | case fatality rate | Odd Ratio | p value | |||
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number n = 114 | % | number/total | % | 95 % IC | ||
comaa | 22 | (19.3) | 12/21 | (57.1) | 9.33 (2.85 – 31.58) | < 0.001 |
impaired consciousnessb | 15 | (13.2) | 1/14 | (7.1) | 0.26 (0.01 – 2.07) | NS |
convulsionsc | 71 | (62.3) | 18/71 | (25.3) | 4.42 (0.88 – 29.83) | 0.04 |
respiratory distress | 3 | (2.6) | 3/3 | 0.002 | ||
severe anaemiad | 55 | (48.2) | 11/50 | (22.0) | 1.10 (0.40 – 3.05) | NS |
hypoglycaemiae | 30 | (26.3) | 11/28 | (39.3) | 3.72 (1.26 – 11.05) | 0.006 |
high parasitaemiaf | 39 | (34.2) | 7/37 | (18.9) | 0.82 (0.27 – 2.42) | NS |