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Table 7 Comparison of malaria symptoms and species of parasites

From: Haematological profile of children with malaria in Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia

Symptoms

P. vivax

P. falciparum

Mixed malaria

p-value*

Fever, n (%)

75 (98.7)

102 (100.0)

4 (100.0)

0.469

Anorexia, n (%)

51 (67.1)

73 (71.6)

3 (75.0)

0.793

Asthenia, n (%)

48 (63.2)

72 (70.6)

3 (75.0)

0.549

Myalgia/ arthralgia, n (%)

47 (61.8)

72 (70.6)

3 (75)

0.444

Nausea, n (%)

50 (65.8)

60 (58.8)

1 (25.0)

0.211

Pale, n (%)

24 (31.6)

59 (57.8)

3 (75.0)

0.001

Abdominal pain, n (%)

25 (32.9)

42 (41.2)

1 (25)

0.462

Headache, n (%)

28 (36.8)

39 (38.2)

0 (0.0)

0.298

Chills, n (%)

15 (19.7)

20 (19.6)

0 (0.0)

0.614

Sweating, n (%)

8 (10.5)

11 (10.8)

0 (0.0)

0.787

Jaundice, n (%)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

0.674

  1. *Contingency coefficient correlation