Table 2 Characteristics of patients with P. vivax malaria
N | % | |
|---|---|---|
Sex (n = 615) | ||
Male | 422 | 68.6 |
Female | 193 | 31.4 |
Pre-travel advice (n = 387) | ||
Yes | 208 | 53.7 |
No | 179 | 46.3 |
Prophylaxis (n = 554) | ||
None | 320 | 57.8 |
Chloroquine | 39 | 7.0 |
Proguanil | 6 | 1.1 |
Proguanil + Chloroquine | 45 | 8.1 |
Mefloquine | 123 | 22.2 |
Doxycycline | 12 | 2.2 |
Proguanil + Atovaquone | 3 | 0.5 |
Other | 6 | 1.1 |
Compliance (n = 190) | ||
Yes | 118 | 62.1 |
No | 72 | 37.9 |
Patient classification (n = 615) | ||
Immigrants/Refugees | 121 | 19.7 |
Foreign visitors | 36 | 5.8 |
Europeans living in EC | 406 | 66.0 |
European expatriates | 52 | 8.5 |
Median | IQ-Range | |
Age (n = 606) | 32 | 26–43 |