Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of malaria patients during the period of study; 2002–2017
Variables | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 88,190 (65.68) |
Female | 46,083 (34.32) |
Age group | |
0–4 | 9614 (7.16) |
5–14 | 37,099 (27.63) |
More than 15 | 87,560 (65.21) |
Residency area | |
Urban | 40,564 (30.21) |
Rural | 92,165 (68.64) |
Nomadic | 1544 (1.15) |
Nationality | |
Iranian | 85,344 (63.56) |
Pakistan | 22,209 (16.54) |
Afghan | 26,170 (19.49) |
Others | 550 (0.41) |
Location of patients | |
Sistan and Baluchestan, Hormozgan, Kerman | 110,343 (82.20) |
Other provinces | 23,930 (17.82) |
Occupation | |
Labourer | 53,937 (40.17) |
Housewife | 15,347 (11.43) |
Student | 11,172 (8.32) |
Farmer | 6244 (4.65) |
Driver | 10,232 (7.62) |
Others | 37,341 (27.81) |
Parasite species | |
P. vivax | 116,012 (86.40) |
P. falciparum | 15,361 (11.44) |
P. malariae | 282 (0.21) |
P. vivax + P. falciparum | 2618 (1.95) |