Table 1 Characteristics of severe malaria admissions during the study period
Characteristics | Malaria treatment | |
|---|---|---|
Intravenous artesunate and DHP (n = 7755) | Intravenous and oral quinine (n = 2759) | |
Age, median year (range) | 12.9 (0.1–80.6) | 16.0 (0.1–89.0) |
Age group, n (%) | ||
0–< 1 years old | 490 (6.3) | 187 (6.8) |
1–< 5 years old | 2103 (27.1) | 683 (24.8) |
5–< 15 years old | 1460 (18.8) | 433 (15.7) |
≥ 15 years old | 3702 (47.7) | 1456 (52.8) |
Sex, n (%) | ||
Male | 3871 (49.9) | 1395 (50.6) |
Pregnant women, n (%) | 313 (4.0) | 92 (3.3) |
Ethnic group, n (%) | n = 7752 | n = 2749 |
|---|---|---|
Highland Papuan | 5968 (77.0) | 2233 (81.2) |
Lowland Papuan | 682 (8.8) | 260 (9.5) |
Non Papuan | 1102 (14.2) | 256 (9.3) |
Species of malaria, n (%) | ||
P. falciparum | 4960 (64.0) | 1955 (70.9) |
P. vivax | 1355 (17.5) | 434 (15.7) |
Mixed | 1373 (17.7) | 356 (12.9) |
P. malariae | 66 (0.9) | 13 (0.5) |
P. ovale | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) |
Nutritional status, n (%) | ||
Normal | 7696 (99.2) | 2742 (99.4) |
Malnutrition | 59 (0.8) | 17 (0.6) |
Haemoglobin | n = 7033 | n = 2497 |
|---|---|---|
Hb, mean g/dl (95% CI) | 8.9 (8.8–9.0) | 7.9 (7.7–8.0) |
Anaemia, n (%) | ||
Hb ≤ 5 g/dl | 1180 (16.8) | 591 (23.7) |
Hb > 5 g/dl | 5853 (83.2) | 1906 (76.3) |