Parameter | Value |
---|---|
No. of children | 609 |
Male (%) | 339 (56) |
Age < 5 years (%) | 165 (27) |
 5–10 years (%) | 331 (54) |
 > 10 years (%) | 113 (19) |
Temperature > 37.4 °C (%) | 445 (73) |
Parasitaemia | Â |
  > 100,000 μL−1 (%) | 179 (29) |
  > 250,000 μL−1 (%) | 50 (8) |
Haematocrit | Â |
  < 30 % (%) | 151 (25) |
  < 15 % (%) | 0 (0) |
Enlarged liver (%) | 98 (16) |
Enlarged spleen (%) | 64 (11) |
Mean value (range) for | Â |
Age (year) | 7.1 (0.5–15) |
Weight (kg) | 19.5 (6–59) |
Duration of illness (day) | 2.8 (1–7) |
Temperature (°C) | 38.2 (35.1–41.1) |
Haematocrit (%) | 32.1 (17–47) |
GMPD (μL−1 of blood) | 55,705 (1636–1,096,636) |
Liver enlargement (cm) [n = 98] | 3.0 (0.1–6.3) |
Spleen enlargement (cm) [n = 64] | 2.6 (0.3–9) |