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Table 2 Population details

From: Pilot feasibility study of an emergency paediatric kit for intra-rectal quinine administration used by the personnel of community-based health care units in Senegal

 

Cases

N = 79

Controls

N = 55

Total

N = 134

Gender

   

Male

43 (54.4%)

30 (54.5%)

73 (54.5%)

Female

36 (45.6%)

25 (45.5%)

61 (45.5%)

Ethnic origin

   

Peulh

9 (11.4%)

8 (14.5%)

17 (12.7%)

Woolof

69 (87.3%)

46 (83.6%)

115 (85.8%)

Serere

1 (1.3%)

0

1 (0.7%)

Diola

0

1 (1.8%)

1 (0.7%)

Age (years)

   

Mean (SD)

4.6 (2.6)

4.7 (2.7)

4.7 (2.6)

Median [Q1; Q3]

4.0 [2.5;6.0]

4.5 [2.7;6.0]

4.0 [2.5;6.0]

(Minimum; Maximum)

1;10

1;10

1;10

Weight (Kg)

   

Mean (SD)

13.85 (4.41)

13.00

13.18 (4.67)

12.00

13.58 (4.52)

13.00

Median [Q1; Q3]

[10.20;17.00]

[10.00;16.00]

[10.00;16.00]

(Minimum; Maximum)

7.5;25.3

4.0;27.0

4.0;27.0

Temperature (°C)

   

Mean (SD)

38.82 (1.08)

39.20

38.55 (1.49)

38.90

38.71 (1.27)

39.05

Median [Q1; Q3]

[38.40;39.40]

[38.10;39.50]

[38.40;39.50]

(Minimum; Maximum)

34.9;40.5

32.7;40.2

32.7;40.5