Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 351 children with P. falciparum infection
Parameter | All | |
|---|---|---|
Age groups | ≤ 5 years % (n) | 51.3% (180) |
> 5 years % (n) | 48.7% (171) | |
Sex | Female % (n) | 46.2% (162) |
Male % (n) | 53.8% (189) | |
Mean age in years (n) | 6.45 ± 7.9 (351) | |
Mean height in cm (Range) | 107.40 ± 23.18 (59 – 170) | |
Mean weight in kg (Range) | 21.09 ± 9.99 (7–55) | |
“Prevalence (%) of fever (Temp. ≥ 37.5°C)” (n) | 29.3 (103) | |
Mean temp in °C. (Range) | 37.16 ± 0.64 (35.5 - 40.4) | |
Mean Hb in g/dl (Range) | 9.42 ± 1.75 (5.9 – 15.9) | |
Mean egg per gram of faeces (Range) | 285.67 ± 1310.46 (24–14976) | |
Mean WBC ×109/L (Range) | 11.64 ± 19.39 (2.2 – 33.5) | |
Geometric mean parasite density (Range) | 795.1 ± 18511.9 (40 – 202660) | |
Prevalence (%) of clinical malaria (n) | 53.0 (186) | |
Prevalence (%) of gametocytaemia (n) | 29.9 (105) | |
Prevalence (%) of splenomegaly (n) | 25.1 (88) | |
Prevalence (%) of soil-transmitted helminth infection(n) | 55.8 (196) | |
Prevalence (%) of malnutrition (n) | 23.4 (82) | |