Table 3 Clinical findings of patients with malaria parasites antigenaemia
Clinical parameters | Overall (n = 381) | Kotoku (n = 94) | Mayera (n = 71) | Oduman (n = 127) | Pokuase (n = 89) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haemoglobin concentration | |||||
< 9.9 g/dL n (%) | 132 (34.6) | 33 (35.1) | 29 (40.8) | 49 (38.5) | 21 (23.6) |
10.0–12.5 g/dL n (%) | 170 (44.6) | 43 (45.7) | 31 (43.6) | 57 (44.8) | 39 (43.8) |
> 12.5 g/dL n (%) | 79 (20.7) | 18 (19.1) | 11 (15.4) | 21 (16.5) | 29 (32.6) |
Occult blood in saliva | |||||
Present n (%) | 199 (52.2) | 42 (44.7) | 52 (73.2) | 59 (46.4) | 46 (51.6) |
Absent n (%) | 182 (47.8) | 52 (55.3) | 19 (26.8) | 68 (53.5) | 43 (48.3) |
Micro-haematuria | |||||
Present n (%) | 112 (29.4) | 29 (30.8) | 27 (38.0) | 31 (24.4) | 25 (28.1) |
Absent n (%) | 269 (70.6) | 65 (69.1) | 44 (61.9) | 96 (75.5) | 64 (71.9) |
Temperature (°C) | |||||
37.5–38.0 | 78 (37.8)a | 11 (11.7)a | 7 (9.8)a | 19 (14.9)a | 10 (11.2)a |
38.1–39.0 | 130 (38.7)a | 14 (14.9)a | 15 (21.1)a | 33 (25.9)a | 27 (30.3)a |
> 39.0 | 173 (39.4)a | 69 (73.4)a | 49 (69.0)a | 75 (59.0)a | 52 (58.4)a |