Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and clinical signs of childhood malaria in children admitted to five Kenyan County Hospitals
| Indicator | Overall | Hospitals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | H3 | H7 | H8 | H13 | ||
| Number of malaria cases | 13014 | 2587 | 4572 | 1695 | 2563 | 1597 |
| Male (%) | 6880/13014 (52.9) | 1388/2587 (53.7) | 2430/4572 (53.1) | 877/1695 (51.7) | 1361/2563 (53.1) | 824/1597 (51.6) |
| Age in months, median (IQR) | 24 (12–36) | 20 (12–36) | 23 (12–36) | 20 (11–36) | 15 (9–27) | 24 (12–36) |
| All clinical features documented | 9104/13014 (70.0) | 2013 (77.8) | 3169 (69.3) | 800 (47.2) | 2143 (83.6) | 979 (61.3) |
| Malaria admissions with fevera (%) | 10063/10981 (91.6) | 2132/2255 (94.5) | 3527/3854 (91.5) | 1260/1317 (95.7) | 1890/2229 (84.8) | 1254/1326 (94.6) |
| Malaria admissions with at least one danger signb (%) | 6427/13014 (49.4) | 1412/2587 (54.6) | 2204/4572 (48.2) | 675/1695 (39.8) | 1185/2563 (46.2) | 951/1597 (59.5) |
| Altered level of consciousness (%) | 863/10600 (8.1) | 195/2160 (9.0) | 288/3828 (7.5) | 74/1227 (6.0) | 145/2201 (6.6) | 161/1184 (13.6) |
| Inability to drink (%) | 1264/9514 (13.3) | 369/2111 (17.5) | 244/3370 (7.2) | 137/857 (16.0) | 272/2121 (12.8) | 242/1055 (22.9) |
| Respiratory distress (%) | 1435/9692 (14.8) | 266/2161 (12.3) | 405/3373 (12.0) | 61/895 (6.8) | 539/2185 (24.7) | 164/1078 (15.2) |
| Severe pallor (%) | 1583/10807 (14.6) | 383/2180 (17.6) | 795/3848 (20.7) | 171/1281 (13.3) | 103/2202 (4.7) | 131/1296 (10.1) |
| Convulsions (%) | 3699/10625 (34.8) | 775/2205 (35.1) | 1227/3721 (33.0) | 427/1196 (35.7) | 555/2223 (25.0) | 715/1280 (55.9) |
IQR interquartile range
a,bThe denominator for proportion with clinical signs of malaria where the respective sign was documented