Table 1 Patient characteristics
Variables | Malaria-PCR positive | Malaria-PCR negative | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Demography | |||
Total number of patients | 161 | 184 | N/A |
Male sex (%) | 88/161 (54.7%) | 105/184 (57.1%) | 0.65 |
Age, median years (IQR) | 8 (5–10) | 7 (4–10) | 0.02 |
How many people in household, median (IQR) | 6 (5–8) | 6 (5–8) | 0.73 |
Running water at home (%) | 48/149 (32.2%) | 56/178 (31.5%) | 0.88 |
Electricity at home (%) | 104/153 (68.0%) | 130/180 (72.2%) | 0.40 |
WC at home (%) | 140/149 (94.0%) | 164/177 (92.7%) | 0.64 |
Attends school /daycare (%) | 112/148 (75.7%) | 98/173 (56.6%) | < 0.001 |
Comorbidity (%) | 5/150 (3.3%) | 29/178 (16.3%) | < 0.001 |
Pre-admission illness | |||
Duration of pre-admission illness, median days (IQR) | 4 (3–6) | 5 (3–10) | 0.001 |
Fever at home (%) | 95/154 (61.7%) | 107/181 (59.1%) | 0.63 |
Vomiting at home (%) | 70/154 (45.5%) | 85/181 (47.0%) | 0.78 |
Convulsions at home (%) | 92/141 (65.2%) | 138/175 (78.9%) | 0.007 |
Focal convulsions at home (%) | 18/125 (14.4%) | 18/166 (10.8%) | 0.36 |