Table 4 Comparison of duration of illness with blood smear results for malaria parasites
Variable | Age group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration of illness (days) with BS positive | Infants | 1-4 years | 5-9 years | 10-19 years | 20+ years | Total |
| Â | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | Â |
≤ 7 days | 53 (20.6) | 109 (42.4) | 24 (9.3) | 35 (13.6) | 36 (14.0) | 257 |
8-14 days | 5 (25.0) | 8 (40.0) | 3 (15.0) | 1 (5.0) | 3 (15.0) | 20 |
15+ days | 0 | 4 (50.0) | 0 | 3 (37.5) | 1 (12.5) | 8 |
Median duration (days) of illness [IQ range] | Â | |||||
Duration of illness (days) with BS negative | Infants | 1-4 years | 5-9 years | 10-19 years | 20+ years | Total |
| Â | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | Â |
≤ 7 days | 39 (25.2) | 42 (27.1) | 7 (4.5) | 25 (16.1) | 42 (27.1) | 155 |
8-14 days | 5 (22.7) | 5 (22.7) | 2 (9.1) | 1 (4.6) | 9 (40.9) | 22 |
15+ days | 1 (3.0) | 2 (6.3) | 0 | 2 (6.3) | 27 (84.4) | 33 |
Median duration (days) of illness [IQ range] | 4[3- 7.0] | Â | ||||