Table 3 Prevalence of severe malaria phenotypes among resident children in defined catchments areas of specific hospitals
From: The age-specific incidence of hospitalized paediatric malaria in Uganda
Severe malaria phenotype | All sites | Apac District Hospital | Tororo District Hospital | Mubende Regional Referral Hospital | Jinja Regional Referral Hospital | Kabale Regional Referral Hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unconscious | ||||||
 n/N (%) | 30/1674 (1.8%) | 4/753 (0.5%) | 1/296 (0.3%) | 19/253 (7.5%) | 5/366 (1.4%) | 1/6 (16.7%) |
 Median age in months (IQR) | 60 (26, 84) | 90 (45, 132) | 18 (18, 18) | 48 (24, 84) | 70 (26, 96) | 60 (60, 60) |
Respiratory distress | ||||||
 n/N (%) | 55/1699 (3.2%) | 14/762 (1.8%) | 14/310 (4.5%) | 18/253 (7.1%) | 9/368 (2.5%) | 0/6 (0%) |
 Median age in months (IQR) | 19 (13, 42) | 19 (14, 41) | 14 (9, 66) | 31 (15, 42) | 15 (12, 26) | – |
Tea coloured urine | ||||||
 n/N (%) | 84/1691 (5.0%) | 43/761 (5.7%) | 8/303 (2.6%) | 21/253 (8.3%) | 12/368 (3.3%) | 0/6 (0%) |
 Median age in months (IQR) | 48 (23, 72) | 41 (18, 72) | 32 (20, 42) | 60 (48, 72) | 63 (32, 90) | – |
SMA | ||||||
 n/N (%) | 129/1690 (7.6%) | 15/762 (2.0%) | 21/307 (6.8%) | 51/253 (20.2%) | 42/368 (11.4%) | 0/6 (0%) |
 Median age in months (IQR) | 36 (18, 72) | 70 (24, 108) | 36 (24, 50) | 36 (18, 60) | 42 (18, 72) | – |