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Table 3 Symptoms declared by the PACOME study participants with confirmed Plasmodium falciparum infection* (n = 45)

From: Incidence of malaria-related fever and morbidity due to Plasmodium falciparum among HIV1-infected pregnant women: a prospective cohort study in South Benin

 

N (%)

 

Positive RDT or TBS (n = 45)

Positive TBS (n = 32)

Asymptomatic

21 (46.7)

14 (43.8)

Fever

17 (37.8)

11 (34.4)

Isolated fever

6 (13.3)

2 (6.25)

Headache

7 (15.6)

6 (18.8)

Asthenia

6 (13.3)

6 (18.8)

Nausea or vomiting

6 (13.3)

5 (15.6)

Muscular stiffness

3 (6.7)

3 (9.4)

Shivers

2 (4.4)

2 (6.3)

Cough

1 (2.2)

1 (3.1)

  1. * assessed by rapid diagnostic test (RDT) or thick blood smear (TBS).