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Table 3 Time between onset of symptoms and time of consultation

From: Characterization of a malaria outbreak in Colombia in 2010

Time

P. vivax

P. falciparum

Mixed infections

P. malariae

Total

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

N

%

24 hours

29.276

35,3

11.904

36,3

388

27,2

19

40,4

41.587

35,5

48 hours

15.612

18,8

6.043

18,4

278

19,5

5

10,6

21.938

18,7

72 hours

13.213

15,9

4.995

15,2

226

15,8

8

17,0

18.442

15,7

More than 96 hours

24.753

29,9

9.828

30,0

536

37,5

15

31,9

35.132

30,0

Don’t know

2

0,0

7

0,0

 

0,0

 

0,0

9

0,0

Total

82.856

100,0

32.777

100,0

1.428

100,0

47

100,0

117.108

100,0

  1. Colombia, 2010.
  2. Source: SIVIGILA.