Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with malaria in EFSTH
Variable | All n = 131 (%) |
|---|---|
Age: Median (yrs) (range) | 21 (15–90) |
Age groups (yrs) | |
15–24 (Youth) | 85 (65) |
> 24 (Adult) | 46 (35) |
Sex (M:F) | 88 (67.2):43 (32.8) |
Type of referral Self referral Health facility • Kanifing General hospital • Bundung maternal and child hospital • Brikama district hospital • Fajikunda health centre • Essau district hospital • Others | 35 ( 26.7) 96 (73.3) 30 (31.3) 23 (23.9) 15 (15.6) 14 (14.5) 4 (4.2) 8 (8.3) |
Prior antimalarial treatment for referred patients | n = 96 |
No medication | 42 (43.8) |
Intravenous artesunate | 53 (55.2) |
Oral Artemether-lumefantrine | 1 (1) |
Symptoms at presentation | |
Fever | 119 (90.8) |
Headache | 106 (80.9) |
Vomiting | 96 (73.3) |
Malaise | 39 (29.8) |
Abdominal pain | 50 (38.2) |
Convulsion | 21 (16) |
Signs at presentation | |
Pallor | 48 (36.6) |
Jaundice | 38 (29) |
Median Glasgow coma score at presentation | 14 (3–15) |
Treatment and outcome | |
Treatment | |
Antimalaria at presentation • Intravenous artesunate • Intravenous Quinine • Oral Artemether-lumefantrine | 123 (93.9) 2 (1.5) 6 (4.6) |
Intravenous fluid therapy | 117 (89.3) |
Anti seizure medication | 14 (10.7) |
Antibiotics | 45 (34.3) |
Blood transfusion | 17 (12.9) |
Haemodialysis | 9 (6.9) |
• Alive | 8 |
• Dead | 1 |
Outcome | |
Dead | 13 (9.9) |
Alive | 118 (90.1) |
Duration of admission: Median (hours) (range) | 72 (4–552) |