Table 1 Patient characteristics and physician's assessment
Characteristics | Patients (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Government hospitals | Private clinics | Total |
Numbers studied | 348 (52.3) | 317 (47.7) | 665 (100) | |
Residence | Rural | 160 (46.0) | 79 (24.9) | 239 (35.9) |
| Â | Urban | 186 (53.4) | 238 (75.1) | 424 (63.8) |
| Â | Not specified | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) |
Age (years) | <5 | 84 (24.1) | 44 (13.9) | 128 (19.3) |
| Â | 5+ | 223 (64.1) | 135 (42.6) | 358 (53.8) |
| Â | Not specified by clinician | 41 (11.8) | 138 (43.5) | 179 (26.9) |
Gender | Female | 192 (55.2) | 144 (45.4) | 336 (50.5) |
| Â | Male | 156 (44.8) | 161 (50.8) | 317 (47.7) |
| Â | Not specified | 0 (0.0) | 12 (3.8) | 12 (1.8) |
Clinical Assessment | Malaria blood smear performed | 45.9% (157) | 44.1% (137) | 44.2% (294) |
| Â | Detailed history recorded | 25.1% (86) | 4.8% (15) | 15.2% (101) |
| Â | General exam or one system | 73.1% (250) | 38.6% (120) | 55.6% (370) |
Malaria parasite blood slide results* | Number assessed (n)** | 156 | 139 | 295 |
| Â | Scanty | 35 (22.4) | 13 (9.3) | 48 (16.3) |
| Â | + | 82 (52.6) | 80 (57.6) | 162 (54.9) |
| Â | ++ | 31 (19.9) | 41 (29.5) | 72 (24.4) |
| Â | +++/ numerous | 5 (3.2) | 4 (2.9) | 9 (3.0) |
| Â | Negative | 3 (1.9) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (1.4) |