Table 2 Malariometric indices

History of fever in 48 hours

266

8.8

(4.8 ; 2.9)

Fever present

72

2.4

(1.2 ; 3.5)

Spleen rate

35

1.2

(0.0 ; 2.5)

Malaria infection

429

14.2

(9.6 ; 18.8)

   P. falciparum

197/429

45.9

(41.8 ; 50.1)

   P. vivax

186

43.4

(38.1 ; 48.7)

   P. malariae

3

0.7

(0.0 ; 1.7)

   Mixed infections

43

10.0

(6.9 ; 13.1)

Asymptomatic infections

377

87.9

(81.3 ; 94.5)

   Parasite density/(geometric mean):

   P. falciparum

139.2

(111.5 ; 173.7)

   P. vivax

67.7

(57.8 ; 79.4)

   P. malariae

140.7

(54.1 ; 365.5)