Factors | Number (%) |
---|---|
Gender (n = 494) | |
 Male | 485 (98.2%) |
 Female | 9 (1.8%) |
Age (years) (n = 494) | |
 < 35 | 205 (41.5%) |
 ≥ 35 | 289 (58.5%) |
Marital Status (n = 494) | |
 Married | 394 (79.8%) |
 Single/divorce/separated | 100 (20.2%) |
Occupation (n = 494) | |
 Agriculture | 170 (34.4%) |
 No-agriculture | 324 (65.6%) |
Residence (n = 489) | |
 Rural | 304 (62.2%) |
 Urban | 185 (37.8%) |
Region (n = 494) | |
 Eastern | 67 (13.6%) |
 Central | 309 (62.6%) |
 Western | 118 (23.9%) |
Plasmodium species (n = 494) | |
 Unclassified | 68 (13.8%) |
 Plasmodium falciparum | 308 (62.4%) |
 Plasmodium ovale | 15 (3.0%) |
 Plasmodium vivax | 95 (19.2%) |
 Plasmodium malariae | 3 (0.6%) |
 Mixed | 5 (1.0%) |
Rank of healthcare facilities for the initial diagnosis (n = 494) | |
 Village clinic | 128 (25.9%) |
 Township health center | 20 (4.1%) |
 County-level CDC | 22 (4.5%) |
 Prefecture-level CDC | 15 (3.0%) |
 Provincial-level CDC | 2 (0.4%) |
 County-level hospital | 136 (27.5%) |
 Prefecture-level hospital | 130 (26.3%) |
 Provincial-level hospital | 41 (8.3%) |
Initial diagnosis (n = 461) | |
 Misdiagnosis | 265 (57.5%) |
 Correct diagnosis | 196 (42.5%) |
Admission pathway (n = 494) | |
 Emergency | 244 (49.4%) |
 Outpatient | 242 (49.0%) |
 Referral | 8 (1.6%) |
Symptom (n = 494) | |
 Fever | 491 (99.4%) |
 Chills | 209 (42.3%) |
 Sweating | 191 (38.7%) |
 Splenomegaly | 7 (1.4%) |
 Anemia | 41 (8.3%) |
 Periodic | 123 (24.9%) |
Complications developed (n = 494) | |
 Yes | 93 (18.8%) |
 No | 401 (81.2%) |
Insurance status (n = 494) | |
 Insured | 346 (70.0%) |
 Uninsured | 148 (30.0%) |
Hospitalization cost (USD) (n = 486) | |
 36–500 | 106 (21.8%) |
 501–1000 | 136 (28.0%) |
 1001–2000 | 161 (33.1%) |
 2001–34630 | 83 (17.1%) |
Days | Mean, Median, Min, P10, P25, P75, P90, Max |
Time interval from fever onset to initial diagnosis | 2.0, 1, 0, 0, 3, 5,20 |
Time interval from initial diagnosis to final diagnosis | 3.5, 2, 0, 0, 4, 8, 90 |
Time interval from fever onset to final diagnosis | 5.5, 4, 1, 2, 7, 10, 90 |