Research Article
Severe Malaria Associated with Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax among Children in Pawe Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic and clinical manifestation of uncomplicated malaria infected children in Pawe Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.
| Characteristics | Proportion |
| Age: median (range) | 4.1 (1 month–10 years) | Sex: | | Male | 139 (52.8%) | Female | 124 (47.14%) | Mean body temperature (°C) | 38.14 ± 0.21 | Bed net utilization | 76 (28.89%) | BMI (Body Mass Index) (kg/m2) | 19.15 ± 0.58 | Vomiting | 162 (61.59%) | Diarrhea | 94 (35.74%) | Mean Hb level (g/dL) | 7.78 ± 2.4 | Mean hematocrit level (HCT) (%) | 27.52 ± 4.91 | Geometric mean parasite (parasite/L) | 9898 ± 5138.2 | Headache | 141 (53.6%) | Premedication | 92 (34.98%) | Anemia (mild) | 194 (73.76%) |
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