Table 3 Influential factors of the malaria cases at initial diagnosis
Influential factors | Initial diagnosis (% or 95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Misdiagnosis(%) | Correct diagnosis(%) | ||
Gender | |||
 Male | 259 (57.3) | 193 (42.7) | 0.574 |
 Female | 6 (66.7) | 3 (33.3) |  |
Age (years) | 38.4 (37.2–39.5) | 38.3 (37.0–39.6) | 0.930 |
Marital Status | |||
 Married | 217 (58.8) | 152 (41.2) | 0.250 |
 Single/divorce/separated | 48 (52.2) | 44 (47.8) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â |
 Agriculture | 94 (59.1) | 65 (40.9) | 0.606 |
 No-agriculture | 171 (56.6) | 131 (43.4) |  |
Residence | |||
 Rural | 161 (57.1) | 121 (42.9) | 0.841 |
 Unban | 101 (58.1) | 73 (42.0) |  |
Region | |||
 Eastern | 23 (34.3) | 44 (65.7) | 0.000 |
 Central | 163 (58.8) | 114 (41.2) |  |
 Western | 79 (67.5) | 38 (32.5) |  |
Insurance status | |||
 Insured | 188 (58.0) | 136 (42.0) | 0.718 |
 Uninsured | 77 (56.2) | 60 (43.8) |  |
Plasmodium species | |||
 Unclassified | 43 (71.7) | 17 (28.3) | 0.006 |
 Plasmodium falciparum | 147 (51.4) | 139 (48.6) |  |
 Plasmodium ovale | 63 (68.5) | 29 (31.5) |  |
 Plasmodium vivax | 7 (46.7) | 8 (53.3) |  |
 Plasmodium malariae | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) |  |
 Mixed | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) |  |
Rank of healthcare facilities for the initial diagnosis | |||
 Village clinic | 112 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.000 |
 Township health center | 18 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 County-level CDC | 6 (30.0) | 14 (70.0) |  |
 Prefecture-level CDC | 6 (40.0) | 9 (60.0) |  |
 Provincial-level CDC | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) |  |
 County-level hospital | 87 (68.5) | 40 (31.5) |  |
 Prefecture-level hospital | 27 (21.3) | 100 (78.7) |  |
 Provincial-level hospital | 8 (20.0) | 32 (80.0) |  |
Time interval between onset and initial diagnosis | 1.6 (1.3–1.9) | 2.7 (2.3–3.1) | 0.000 |