Table 4.

Incidence of severe malaria symptoms among P. falciparum and P. vivax monoinfected children, Pawe Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

Characteristics	Proportion (%)
	P. falciparum (n = 200)	P. vivax (n = 29)
Severe anemia (Hb < 5 g/dL or HCT < 15%)	36 (18)	4 (13.8)
Hyperparasitemia (>100,000 parasite/µL)	33 (16.5)	0 (0)
Prostration	41 (24)	9 (31.03)
Hyperpyrexia (≥40°C)	40 (20)	7 (24.13)
Confusion	3 (1.5)	1 (3.4)
Splenomegaly	6 (3)	2 (6.89)
Respiratory distress	10 (5)	3 (10.3)
Hemoglobinuria	14 (7)	2 (6.89)
Persistent vomiting	16 (8)	1 (3.4)
Comma	0 (0)	0 (0)