Table 1 Epidemiological characteristics of malaria cases and the interval between fever onset and healthcare-seeking, between healthcare-seeking and diagnosis of cases in Shanxi Province, China from 1st January 2013 to 30th September 2018
Demographic characteristics | Sub-category | Number | % | Time taken to health-seekinga | Time taken to malaria diagnosisb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | (IQR) | Median | (IQR) | ||||
Total | 90 | 100 | 3 | (1–7) | 2 | (0–7) | |
Age (years) | ≤ 30 | 34 | 38 | 2 | (0–5) | 2 | (0–6) |
31–50 | 42 | 46 | 3 | (0–7) | 1 | (0–7) | |
≥ 51 | 14 | 16 | 6 | (1–13) | 3 | (1–9) | |
Gender | Male | 85 | 95 | 3 | (1–7) | 1 | (0–6) |
Female | 5 | 5 | 1 | (0–2) | 12 | (3–13) | |
Occupation | Outdoor workers | 65 | 72 | 3 | (1–7) | 2 | (0–7) |
Indoor workers | 25 | 28 | 3 | (1–7) | 1 | (0–8) | |
Level of health facility reported malaria cases | County | 7 | 8 | 1 | (0–4) | 4 | (2–7) |
Prefecture | 17 | 19 | 4 | (0–7) | 3 | (1–8) | |
Provincial | 66 | 73 | 3 | (1–7) | 1 | (0–7) | |
Plasmodium species | P. malariae | 2 | 2 | 34 | (30–37) | 5 | (3–8) |
P. ovale | 5 | 5 | 7 | (2–13) | 2 | (0–7) | |
P. vivax | 15 | 17 | 5 | (1–8) | 2 | (1–6) | |
P. falciparum | 64 | 71 | 2 | (0–5) | 2 | (0–7) | |
Mixed-infection | 4 | 5 | 5 | (3–7) | 0 | (0–0) | |
Origin continent | Southeast Asia | 9 | 10 | 7 | (5–8) | 2 | (0–7) |
Africa | 81 | 90 | 2 | (0–6) | 1 | (0–7) | |