Table 1 The characteristics of the patients who visited the Suan Oi malaria clinic in the study period
Patient characteristics (n = 4425) | Number (% or median range) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 13 (0–89) |
Temperature | 37.0 (34.5–38.0) |
Male | 2080 (47%) |
Fever (>37.5 °C) | 1637 (37%) |
Population group | |
 Foreigners <6 months (M2) | 522 (12%) |
 Foreigners >6 months or longer (M1) | 1480 (33%) |
 Thai nationality | 2423 (65%) |
Malaria infection | |
 P. vivax | 359 (8%) |
 P. falciparum | 247 (6%) |
 P. vivax with fever | 126 (36%) |
 P. falciparum with fever | 63 (24%) |