All children | Peripheral care unit (N = 130) | Referral care unit (N = 130) | |
---|---|---|---|
% | % | p-value | |
Fever | 79.2 | 70.0 | ns |
Convulsions | 77.7 | 74.6 | ns |
Vomiting | 71.5 | 56.9 | 0.05 |
Coma Blantyre score ≤ 3 | 54.6 | 20.8 | < 0.01 |
Confirmed cases of malaria | (N = 95) | (N = 95) | |
% | % | p-value | |
Fever | 87.4 | 73.7 | < 0.01 |
Convulsions | 76.8 | 74.7 | ns |
Vomiting | 70.5 | 58.9 | ns |
Coma Blantyre score ≤ 3 | 58.9 | 23.2 | < 0.01 |