Table 1.
Patient demographics
| Demographics | Number N = 184 |
Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 79 | 42.9 |
| Male | 105 | 57.1 |
| Age group | ||
| 1 month to < 1 year | 13 | 7.1 |
| 1 year to < 5 years | 29 | 15.8 |
| 5 years to < 18 years | 24 | 13.0 |
| 18 years to < 60 years | 111 | 60.3 |
| ≥ 60 years | 7 | 3.8 |
| ITN use | 125 | 67.9 |
| Referral status | ||
| Self referral | 124 | 67.4 |
| Referred | 59 | 32.1 |
| Missing | 1 | 0.5 |
| Clinical characteristics | n (%) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Vital signs | ||
| Tachycardiab | 83 (45.1) | 38.1–52.3 |
| Febrile (T > 37.5 °C)a | 71 (38.6) | 31.9–45.8 |
| Tachypneab | 56 (30.4) | 24.2–37.4 |
| Bradycardiab | 3 (1.6) | 5.6–4.7 |
| Altered mental status | 6 (3.2) | 1.5–6.9 |
| SpO2 < 91% | 8 (4.3) | 2.2–8.4 |
| Presenting complaints | ||
| Fever | 125 (67.9) | 60.9–74.3 |
| Headache | 56 (30.4) | 24.2–37.4 |
| General body malaise | 41 (22.3) | 16.9–28.8 |
| Cough | 15 (8.2) | 5.0–13.0 |
| Vomiting | 44 (23.9) | 18.3–30.6 |
| Abdominal pain | 13 (7.1) | 4.2–11.7 |
| Diarrhoea | 14 (7.6) | 4.6–12.4 |
| Convulsion | 26 (14.1) | 9.8–19.9 |
| Black urine | 2 (1.1) | 0.3–3.9 |
aAll measurements in axillary
bAppropriate for age