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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of malaria episodes in study children in rural Burkina Faso

From: Community effectiveness of chloroquine and traditional remedies in the treatment of young children with falciparum malaria in rural Burkina Faso

 

Group CQ (n = 350)

Group TRAD (n = 52)

p-value *

Male/female

183/167

30/22

0.47

Median age, range (months)

20 (8 – 35)

19 (9 – 33)

0.36

Median parasite density/μl, D0 Range

26 220

5000 – 1 140 000

16 352

5000 – 86 656

0.001

Median temperature D0 (°C)

38.2

38.2

0.72

Diarrhoea D0 (%)

64/350 (18.3)

16/52 (30.8)

0.04

Vomiting D0 (%)

39/350 (11.1)

3/52 (5.8)

0.24

Ethnicity

  

<0.0001

Marka

180

16

 

Mossi

72

8

 

Bwaba

46

23

 

Peulh

44

5

 

Others

8

0

 
  1. * Chi-squared test for categorical variables, ranksum test for continuous variables
  2. Group CQ: received at least one dose of chloroquine
  3. Group TRAD: received only traditional treatment
  4. D0: Day of onset of malaria episode