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Table 4 Incidence of severe malaria symptoms among different age groups of patients infected with P. vivax malaria, at Mandi town, Northwest Ethiopia

From: Complicated malaria symptoms associated with Plasmodium vivax among patients visiting health facilities in Mendi town, Northwest Ethiopia

Clinical features

Age (year)

<5

5–14

>14

Respiratory distress

3 (57.9 %)

2 (31.6 %)

1 (10.5 %)

Hyperpyrexia

5 (62.5 %)

1 (12.5 %)

2 (25 %)

Persistent vomiting

5 (55.5 %)

3 (33.3 %)

1 (10 %)

Severe anemia

11 (84.6 %)

2 (15.4 %)

0 (0)

Prostration

8 (57.14 %)

4 (28.57 %)

2 (14.28 %)

Hypoglycemia

3 (60 %)

2 (40 %)

0 (0)

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