Characteristics | Total (N = 287; 100%) | P. vivax (N = 200; 69.7%) | P. falciparum (N = 69; 24%) | Mixed malaria (N = 18; 6.3%) | p-value |
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Age, years | 33 (20) | 33 (19) | 27 (16) | 38 (25) | 0.123|| |
Median (IQR) | |||||
Min–Max | 13–73 | 13–73 | 14–68 | 14–69 | |
Gender | 33 (20) | 0.59† | |||
Male | 198 (69) | 135 (67.5) | 51 (73.9) | 12 (66.7) | |
Female | 89 (31) | 65 (32.5) | 18 (26.1) | 6 (33.3) | |
Race | 0.14‡ | ||||
Mestizo | 269 (93.7) | 191 (95.5) | 61 (88.4) | 17 (94.4) | |
Black | 11 (3.8) | 6 (3) | 5 (7.2) | – | |
Native | 7 (2.4) | 3 (1.5) | 3 (4.3) | 1 (5.6) | |
Origin by municipality | |||||
Heres | 94 (32.8) | 77 (38.5) | 13 (18.8) | 4 (22.2) | 0.01† |
Sifontes | 103 (35.9) | 60 (30) | 35 (50.7) | 8 (44.4) | 0.01† |
Angostura | 31 (10.8) | 24 (12) | 6 (8.7) | 1 (5.6) | 0.57‡ |
El Callao | 17 (5.9) | 11 (5.5) | 3 (4.3) | 3 (16.7) | 0.14‡ |
Sucre | 17 (5.9) | 11 (5.5) | 6 (8.7) | – | 0.46‡ |
Piar | 7 (2.3) | 5 (2.5) | 2 (2.9) | – | 1‡ |
Cedeño | 5 (1.7) | 3 (1.5) | 2 (2.9) | – | 0.71‡ |
Caroni | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (1.4) | – | 1‡ |
Gran Sabana | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.5) | – | 1 (5.6) | 0.17‡ |
Others | 8 (2.8) | 6 (3) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (5.6) | 0.43‡ |
Scholarship | 0.96† | ||||
None | 21 (7.3) | 16 (8) | 4 (5.8) | 1 (5.6) | |
Middle school | 119 (41.5) | 83 (41.5) | 28 (40.6) | 8 (44.4) | |
High school | 115 (40.1) | 81 (40.5) | 27 (39.1) | 7 (38.9) | |
Technical/Professional | 32 (11.1) | 20 (10) | 10 (14.5) | 2 (11.1) | |
Occupation | 0.49§ | ||||
Illegal mining | 115 (40.1) | 73 (36.5) | 35 (50.7) | 7 (38.9) | |
Housewife | 49 (17.1) | 39 (19.5) | 8 (11.6) | 2 (11.1) | |
Merchant | 29 (10.1) | 21 (10.5) | 7 (10.1) | 1 (5.6) | |
Student | 15 (5.2) | 10 (5) | 4 (5.8) | 1 (5.6) | |
Farmer | 14 (4.9) | 10 (5) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (11.1) | |
Mine cook | 6 (2.1) | 3 (1.5) | 3 (4.3) | – | |
None | 3 (1) | 3 (1.5) | – | – | |
Others | 56 (19.5) | 41 (20.5) | 10 (14.5) | 5 (27.8) | |
Income/week [US dollar] | 10 [65] | 7.75 [65] | 20 [96] | 5 [73] | 0.05|| |
Previous episodes of malaria [yes] | 239 [83.3] | 170 [85] | 52 [75.4] | 17 [94.4] | 0.09|| |
Median of previous episodes | 3 [7] | 3 [5] | 3 [10] | 4 [8] | 0.21|| |
Number of previous episodes | 0.16† | ||||
5 or less | 139 (58.2) | 106 (62.4) | 23 (44.2) | 10 (58.8) | |
Between 6 and 10 | 53 (22.2) | 34 (20) | 14 (26.9) | 5 (29.4) | |
11 or more | 47 (19.7) | 30 (17.6) | 15 (28.8) | 2 (11.8) | |
Days to consultation | 5 (4) | 5 (4) | 6 (5) | 4 (2) | 0.11* |