Clinical Study
How Reliable Are Hematological Parameters in Predicting Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in an Endemic Region?
Table 1
Comparison of signs and symptoms between parasitemic (smear positive) and nonparasitemic (smear negative) patients.
| | Parameters | Smear negative () Number (%) | Smear positive () Number (%) | P value |
| | Vomiting | 87 (28.2) | 24 (39.3) | 0.058 | | Headache | 280 (90.6) | 59 (96.7) | 0.085 | | Joint pains | 252(82.6) | 53 (86.9) | 0.21 | | Chills and rigors | 218 (70.6) | 40 (65.6) | 0.27 | | Diarrhea | 74 (23.9) | 14 (23.0) | 0.51 | | Body weakness | 286 (92.6) | 57 (16.6) | 0.53 | | Sclera of eyes (jaundice) | 16 (5.2) | 4 (20.0) | 0.43 | | Pallor of conjunctiva | 20 (6.5) | 4 (16.7) | 0.58 | | Dry tongue | 114 (36.9) | 22 (36.1) | 0.51 |
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At 95% confidence interval, a P value < 0.05 was considered significant.
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