Research Article
Factors Associated with a Poor Treatment Outcome among Children Treated for Malaria in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria
Table 4
Examination findings at presentation associated with outcome.
| | | Full recovery | Recovery with NC or death | Chi-square | value |
| Pallor
() | | | | | | Yes | 423 (81.0) | 99 (19.0) | 51.096 | <0.0001* | | No | 1766 (91.8) | 157 (8.2) | | | Jaundice
() | | | | | | Yes | 60 (66.7) | 30 (33.3) | 53.820 | <0.0001* | | No | 2130 (90.6) | 221 (9.4) | | | | Temperature (°C) | | | | | | Febrile (>37.2) | 1133 (88.1) | 153 (11.9) | | | Normal
(36.6–37.2) | 1032 (94.7) | 58 (5.3) | | | Subnormal
(36.6–35) | 8 (80.0) | 2 (20.0) | | | Hypothermia
(<35) | 5 (100.0) | 0 | 34.581 | <0.0001* | | Paediatric GCS | | | | | | ≤7 | 68 (94.4) | 4 (5.6) | | | | 8–14 | 439 (95.0) | 23 (5.0) | | | | 15 | 73 (96.1) | 3 (3.9) | 0.219 | 0.896 | | Hepatomegaly () | | | | | | Yes | 381 (73.3) | 139 (26.7) | 255.3 | <0.0001* | | No | 1722 (96.3) | 70 (3.9) | | | | Splenomegaly () | | | | | | Yes | 209 (73.1) | 77 (26.9) | 216.4 | <0.0001* | | No | 1894 (96.3) | 73 (3.7) | | | | Anaemia packed cell volume () | | | | | | Severe (≤15%) | 290 (79.9) | 73 (20.1) | | | Moderate
(16–23%) | 291 (82.2) | 63 (17.8) | | | | Mild (24–33%) | 863 (91.7) | 78 (8.3) | | | | Normal (>33%) | 765 (94.4) | 45 (5.6) | 81.736 | <0.0001* |
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Statistically significant.
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