Table 1.

Comparison of characteristics between cases of malaria and controls.

Characteristics	Cases (n=334)	Controls (n=100)
Age (Mean)	33.13 years	29.12 years
Male Female ratio	1.63:1	1.1:1
History of fever	Within one week	Within one week
Treatment history available before blood sample analysis	303	100
No treatment received	275	100
Partial treatment received for fever but no antimalarials	28
Unknown treatment history	31