Male: female ratio | 1.9 |
Median age in years | 38.3 (12–79) |
Median weight (kg) | 74 (40–109) |
Continent of birth N (%) | |
Europe | 51 (9.2) |
French West Indies | 4 (0.7) |
Africa | 490 (88.6) |
Others | 8 (1.5) |
Previous history of malaria | 264/492* (53.7) |
HIV positive | 21/478* (4.4) |
Pre-travel visit | 267 (48.3) |
Travel clinic | 74 (27.7) |
Family doctor | 113 (42.3) |
Unknown | 80 (30.0) |
Chemoprophylaxis | 222 (40.1) |
Chloroquine | 30 (13.5) |
Chloroquine-proguanil | 142 (64) |
Mefloquine | 24 (10.8) |
Atovaquone-proguanil | 1 (0.4) |
Doxycycline | 13 (5.9) |
Proguanil | 10 (4.5) |
Unknown | 2 (0.9) |
Compliance to chemoprophylaxis | 50/222* (22.5) |
Non-medical prophylaxis | |
Air-conditionning only | 1 (0.2) |
Insecticides only | 5 (0.9) |
Unimpregnated bed net only | 11 (2) |
Impregnated bed net only | 23 (4.1) |
Repellents only | 23 (4.1) |
Impregnated bed net and repellents | 12 (2.2) |
No prophylaxis | 400 (72.4) |
Unknown | 78 (14.1) |
Place of contamination | |
West Africa | 342 (61.8) |
Central Africa | 148 (26.8) |
Madagascar and Comoros | 51 (9.2) |
East Africa | 5 (0.9) |
Asia | 3 (0.5) |
Angola and South Africa | 2 (0.4) |
Haïti and French Guyana | 2 (0.4) |
Type of travel | |
Backpackers | 33 (6.0) |
Hostel | 11 (2.0) |
Visiting friends and relatives | 431 (77.9) |
Unknown | 78 (14.1) |