Malaria species | Plasmodium vivax(N = 585) | Plasmodium falciparum(N = 317) | P-value* | ||||
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Determinants of severity | Complicated N (%) 99 (16.90%) | Mortality N (%) 2 (0.34%) | P - value# | Complicated N (%) 115 (36.30%) | Mortality N (%) 7 (2.21%) | P-value# | <0.001 |
Cerebral malaria | 4 (4) | 0 | 1.00 | 20 (17.4) | 4 (57.1) | <0.001 | 0.002 |
Spontaneous bleeding | 35 (35.4) | 0 | 1.00 | 31 (27.0) | 4 (57.1) | 0.002 | 0.24 |
PE/ARDS | 34 (34.3) | 2 (100) | 0.003 | 29 (25.2) | 4 (57.1) | 0.002 | 0.18 |
Shock | 3 (3) | 0 | 1.00 | 7 (6.1) | 0 | 1.00 | 0.35 |
Liver dysfunction | 11 (11.1) | 0 | 1.00 | 33 (28.7) | 4 (57.1) | 0.003 | 0.002 |
Severe anaemia | 6 (6.1) | 0 | 1.00 | 25 (21.7) | 4 (57.1) | 0.001 | 0.002 |
Haemoglobinuria | 6 (6.1) | 0 | 1.00 | 17 (14.9) | 2 (28.6) | 0.049 | 0.04 |
Renal failure | 6 (6.1) | 0 | 1.00 | 38 (33) | 5 (71.4) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Respiratory distress | 18 (18.2) | 2 (100) | 0.001 | 16 (13.9) | 2 (28.6) | 0.04 | 0.46 |
Metabolic acidosis | 3 (3) | 0 | 1.00 | 8 (7) | 3 (42.9) | <0.001 | 0.23 |
Hyperparasitaemia | 0 | 0 | ‡ | 10 (8.7) | 1 (14.3) | 0.20 | 0.002 |
Hypoglycaemia | 0 | 0 | ‡ | 2 (1.7) | 2 (28.6) | 0.001 | 0.50 |