Severe Malaria Associated with Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax among Children in Pawe Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Incidence of severe malaria symptoms among P. falciparum and P. vivax monoinfected children, Pawe Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

Characteristics	Proportion (%)
	P. falciparum ()	P. vivax ()
Severe anemia (Hb < 5 g/dL or HCT < 15%)	36 ()	4 (13.8)
Hyperparasitemia (>100,000 parasite/µL)	33 (16.5)	0 ()
Prostration	41 ()	9 (31.03)
Hyperpyrexia (≥40°C)	40 ()	7 (24.13)
Confusion	3 (1.5)	1 (3.4)
Splenomegaly	6 ()	2 (6.89)
Respiratory distress	10 ()	3 (10.3)
Hemoglobinuria	14 ()	2 (6.89)
Persistent vomiting	16 ()	1 (3.4)
Comma	0 ()	0 ()