Table 1 Anaemia, fever and parasitaemia among outpatient malaria cases
From: Malaria in rural Mozambique. Part I: Children attending the outpatient clinic
Mild anaemia (%, n/N) | 41.3% (11783/28525) |
Moderate anaemia (%, n/N) | 11.9% (3407/28525) |
Severe anaemia (%, n/N) | 0.9% (249/28525) |
Mean (SD) PCV | 31.2 (6.0) |
Axillary temperature ≥ 37.5°C (%, n/N) | 56.7% (16413/93429) |
Axillary temperature ≥ 39°C (%, n/N) | 24.2% (7015/93429) |
Median length (IQR)* of reported fever on arrival (days) | 1 (1; 2) |
Geometric mean parasitaemia (95% CI)# (parasites/μL) | 8582.8 (8346.3–8826.0) |