Research Article
Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment of Malaria in Children That Presented with Fever in Lagos, Nigeria
Table 2
Symptomatic presentation in children 0–≤5 and >5–12 years with or without Malaria Parasites (MP).
| | Symptoms | MP positive | MP negative | MP positive | MP negative | | 0–≤5 yrs (%) | 0–≤5 yrs (%) | >5–12 yrs (%) | >5–12 yrs (%) |
| | Chills | 38 (21.8) | 136 (78.2) | 16 (20.8) | 61 (79.2) | | Convulsion | 1 (0.6) | 173 (99.4) | 1 (1.3) | 76 (98.7) | | Cough | 57 (32.8) | 117 (67.2) | 22 (28.6) | 55 (71.4) | | Diarrhoea | 26 (14.9) | 148 (85.1) | 1 (1.3) | 76 (98.7) | | Fever (≥37.5°C) | 159 (91.4) | 15 (8.6) | 69 (89.6) | 8 (10.4) | | Headache | 19 (10.9) | 155 (89.1) | 33 (42.9) | 44 (57.1) | | Inactivity | 1 (0.6) | 174 (99.4) | 0 (0) | 77 (100) | | Loss of appetite | 61 (35.1) | 113 (64.9) | 22 (28.6) | 55 (71.4) | | Respiratory distress | 6 (3.4) | 168 (96.6) | 3 (3.9) | 74 (96.1) | | Vomiting | 45 (25.9) | 129 (74.1) | 24 (31.2) | 53 (68.8) |
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