Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of all study patients and parasitological characteristics of slide-positive participants attending Gerihun community health centre in Bo district, Sierra Leone, Africa, 2008
| Baseline characteristics (N = 343) | |
|---|---|
| Age: | |
| Mean, median in months (IQR#) | 23,20 (9-36) |
| Range in months (Minimum, Maximum) | 2,58 |
| 2 - 23 months (%) | 252 (73.4%) |
| 24 - 59 months (%) | 91 (26.6%) |
| Gender ratio (male/female) | 1.1 (177/166) |
| Median weight in kg (IQR#) | 9.5 (7.8-11.8) |
| Median temperature on day 0 (IQR#) | 37.8 (37.6-38.4) |
| Temperature > 37.5° C on day 0 (%, n/N) | 75.2 (258/343) |
| Parasitological characteristics (N = 169) | |
| Asexual parasitaemia density range (parasites/μl) | 1 - 2136000 |
| Median of asexual parasitaemia density (parasites/μl) | 264000 |
| Inter-quartile parasitaemia density range (parasites/μl) | 2620-79921 |
| Gametocyte carriage for Plasmodium falciparum (n, %) | 17, 10.1% |
| Median number of gametocyte density† (IQR#) | 3 (2-13) |
# IQR: inter-quartile range
† Number of gametocytes per 1000 white blood cells