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Table 1 Self-reported fever episodes in the past 14 days preceding the surveys

From: Fever treatment in the absence of malaria transmission in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

Characteristics

Population*

Episodes

Period prevalence (%) [95% CI]

 

1,004

170

16.9 [14.7–19.4]

Gender

   

   Female

524

89

17 [13.9–20.5]

   Male

480

81

16.9 [13.6–20.5]

Age group (Years)

   

   0–4

139

28

20.1 [13.8–27.8]

   5–9

131

9

6.9 [3.2–12.6]

   10–14

112

10

8.9 [4.4–15.8]

   15 +

622

123

19.8 [16.7–23.1]

  1. * The total population used is 1,004 instead of 1,069 because information on fever was missing for 31 participants and 34 said they don't know