Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study subjects (N = 229).

Variables	Number of Cases	%
Age
<18	11	5
>18	218	95
Sex
Male	191	83
Female	38	17
Reason for travel
Business	156	68
VFR	39	17
Travel	30	13
Other	44 4	2
Pre-travel medical advice
Yes	87	38
No	142	62
Delay in diagnosis
<7 days	98	43
8–13 days	94	41
>14 days	27	12
Unknown	10	4

Notes: VFR: visiting friends and relatives; Delay in diagnosis: delay from development of symptoms to the diagnosis of malaria.