Table 1 Demographic profile and diagnosis of children included during the different seasons
All year | Rainy season | Post-rainy season | Dry season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 694 | 398 | 151 | 145 |
Age, median months (IQR) | 20 (11–37) | 21 (12–37) | 16 (9–35) | 17 (9–39) |
Female sex, n (%) | 310 (44.7) | 176 (44.2) | 79 (52.3) | 55 (37.9) |
Prior antimalarial treatment, n (%) | 302 (43.5) | 156 (39.2) | 87 (57.6) | 59 (40.7) |
Microscopy Pf positive | 376 (54.2) | 304 (76.4) | 55 (36.4) | 17 (11.7) |
Pf parasite density/μl, median | 42,331 | 49,962.5 | 18,256 | 7,549 |
Pf parasite density/μl, range | 25 - 702,500 | 62 - 702,500 | 99 - 259,685 | 25 - 112,465 |
Blood culture positive, n (%) | 60 (8.7%) | 19 (4.8) | 27 (17.9) | 14 (9.7) |
Confirmed meningitis, n (%) | 6 (0.9) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (2.1) |
Co-infections | 7 (1.0) | 4 (1.0) | 3 (2.0) | 0 |