Table 1.
The characteristics of the patients who visited the Suan Oi malaria clinic in the study period
| Patient characteristics (n = 4425) | Number (% or median range) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 13 (0–89) |
| Temperature | 37.0 (34.5–38.0) |
| Male | 2080 (47%) |
| Fever (>37.5 °C) | 1637 (37%) |
| Population group | |
| Foreigners <6 months (M2) | 522 (12%) |
| Foreigners >6 months or longer (M1) | 1480 (33%) |
| Thai nationality | 2423 (65%) |
| Malaria infection | |
| P. vivax | 359 (8%) |
| P. falciparum | 247 (6%) |
| P. vivax with fever | 126 (36%) |
| P. falciparum with fever | 63 (24%) |