Table 1.
Demographics
| Male |
78 (63%) |
|
| Age - years – median (IQR) |
46 (35–55) |
|
| Ethnicity |
Caucasian |
61 (49%) |
| |
African |
41 (33%) |
| |
Other |
18 (15%) |
| |
Unknown |
4 (3%) |
| Previous malaria exposure |
Raised outside endemic area |
68 (55%) |
| |
Born in endemic area + left > 2 years ago |
46 (37%) |
| |
Born and still resident in endemic area |
7 (6%) |
| |
Unknown |
3 (2%) |
| Travel to sub-Saharan Africa Chemoprophylaxis |
116 (94%) |
|
| |
None |
87 (70%) |
| |
Inadequate |
25 (20%) |
| |
Adequate |
1(1%) |
| |
Unknown |
11 (9%) |
| Reported previous malaria |
|
7 (6%) |
| Known HIV |
3 (3%) |
|
| Time from returning to UK and admission - median days (IQR) |
9.5 (3–14) |
|
| Time from symptom onset to seeking healthcare – median days (IQR) | 4 (3–6) | |