Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population enrolled at the health facilities and the district hospital
| Included N = 683 | Malaria microscopy positive n = 340 | Malaria microscopy negative n = 343 | PfHRP2 positive n = 475 | PfHRP2 negative n = 208 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (%) | |||||
| Male | 369 (54.0) | 176 (51.8) | 193 (56.3) | 256 (53.9) | 113 (54.3) |
| Female | 314 (46.0) | 164 (48.2) | 150 (43.7) | 219 (46.1) | 95 (45.7) |
| Age (%), months | |||||
| ≤12 | 200 (29.3) | 64 (18.8) | 136 (39.7) | 110 (23.2) | 90 (43.3) |
| >12 | 483 (70.7) | 276 (81.2) | 207 (60.3) | 365 (76.8) | 118 (56.7) |
| Temperature (%), °C | |||||
| ≥37.5–≤38.5 | 340 (49.8) | 153 (45.0) | 187 (54.5) | 221 (46.5) | 119 (57.2) |
| >38.5–≤39.5 | 241 (35.3) | 123 (36.2) | 118 (34.4) | 177 (37.3) | 64 (30.8) |
| >39.5 | 102 (14.9) | 64 (18.8) | 38 (11.1) | 77 (16.2) | 25 (12.0) |
| All causes (%) | 73 (10.7) | 11 (3.2) | 62 (18.1) | 47 (9.9) | 26 (12.5) |
| BSI (%) | 41 (6.0) | 6 (1.8) | 35 (10.2) | 29 (6.1) | 12 (5.8) |
| UTI (%) | 10 (1.5) | 3 (0.9) | 7 (2.0) | 9 (1.9) | 1 (0.5) |
| Rotavirus/adenovirus (%) | 25 (3.7) | 3 (0.9) | 22 (6.4) | 12 (2.5) | 12 (5.8) |
BSI: bloodstream infection; UTI: urinary tract infection; PfHRP2: Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein-2