Table 1 Socio-demographic, parasitological and clinical characteristics of study participant recruited in the study of in vivo CQ therapeutic efficacy for treatment of P.vivax malaria cases in Guragea zone, southern central Ethiopia from December, 2016 - May, 2017
Variables | Total Number (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 44(54.3) |
Female | 37(45.7) |
Age (in years) | |
Median | 19 |
Range | 1.6(18 months) - 42 |
Duration of illness before the day of enrollment | |
One day | 19(25.3) |
Two days | 46(55.4) |
Three days | 14(16.9) |
Four days | 2(2.4) |
Average mean body temperature on day 0 | 38.2 °C |
Average mean body temperature on day 28 | 36.8 °C |
Mean geometric parasite density on day 0 | 2270 parasites /μl |
Mean geometric parasite density on day 28 | 1390 /μl |
Parasite Reduction Ratio | 2.7/μl |