Table 2.
Characteristics of patients with P. vivax malaria
| N | % | |
| Sex (n = 615) | ||
| Male | 422 | 68.6 |
| Female | 193 | 31.4 |
| Pre-travel advice (n = 387) | ||
| Yes | 208 | 53.7 |
| No | 179 | 46.3 |
| Prophylaxis (n = 554) | ||
| None | 320 | 57.8 |
| Chloroquine | 39 | 7.0 |
| Proguanil | 6 | 1.1 |
| Proguanil + Chloroquine | 45 | 8.1 |
| Mefloquine | 123 | 22.2 |
| Doxycycline | 12 | 2.2 |
| Proguanil + Atovaquone | 3 | 0.5 |
| Other | 6 | 1.1 |
| Compliance (n = 190) | ||
| Yes | 118 | 62.1 |
| No | 72 | 37.9 |
| Patient classification (n = 615) | ||
| Immigrants/Refugees | 121 | 19.7 |
| Foreign visitors | 36 | 5.8 |
| Europeans living in EC | 406 | 66.0 |
| European expatriates | 52 | 8.5 |
| Median | IQ-Range | |
| Age (n = 606) | 32 | 26–43 |
IQ-Range = Inter-quartile range