Table 1.
Characteristics of study population by different disease conditions
| Characteristics | MalN = 76 | TypN = 20 | SCDN = 15 | Mal + TypN = 9 | DiarrheaN = 30 | P a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 4.0 (2.0‐8.0) | 6.5 (3.0‐11.0) | 2.0 (1.0‐7.0) | 3.0 (1.5‐7.0) | 2.0 (1.0‐7. 5) | .059 |
| Age category, years, n (%) | ||||||
| 1.0‐5.0 | 41 (27.3) | 8 (5.3) | 11 (7.3) | 5 (3.3) | 18 (12.0) | .374 |
| 6.0‐10.0 | 24 (16.0) | 7 (4.7) | 4 (2.7) | 3 (2.0) | 5 (3.3) | |
| 11.0‐15.0 | 11 (7.3) | 5 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 7 (4.7) | |
| Gender; n (%) | ||||||
| Male | 39 (51.3) | 5 (25.0) | 10 (66.7) | 4 (44.4) | 19 (63.3) | .065 |
| Female | 37 (48.7) | 15 (75.0) | 5 (33.3) | 5 (55.6) | 11 (36.7) | |
| Temperature, °C, median (IQR) | 38.3 (37.4‐39.3) | 37.5 (36.9‐38.7) | 38.3 (37.3‐39.0) | 37.5 (36.8‐39.3) | 37.4 (36.6‐38.3) | .021 |
| Fever diagnosed (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 57 (75.0) | 11 (55.0) | 11 (73.3) | 6 (66.7) | 14 (46.7) | .057 |
| No | 19 (25.0) | 9 (45.0) | 4 (26.7) | 3 (33.3) | 16 (53.3) | |
| Anemia (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 55 (72.4) | 12 (60.0) | 9 (60.0) | 7 (77.8) | 20 (66.7) | .716 |
| No | 21 (27.6) | 8 (40.0) | 6 (40.0) | 2 (22.2) | 10 (33.3) | |
| Thrombocytopenia (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 47 (61.8) | 2 (10.0) | 7 (46.7) | 3 (33.3) | 10 (33.3) | <.001 |
| No | 29 (38.2) | 18 (90.0) | 8 (53.3) | 6 (66.7) | 20 (66.7) | |
| Leukopenia (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 2 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | .778 |
| No | 74 (97. 4) | 20 (100.0) | 1 (93.3) | 9 (100.0) | 29 (96.7) | |
a
P; analyzed by Kruskal‐walis test, Pearson chi‐square test or Fisher exact test, Mal‐ children infected with malaria parasites, Typ‐ children with salmonella infection, SCD‐ children with HbSS, Mal + Typ‐ children with malaria parasites and salmonella co‐infection, Diarrhea‐ children with diarrheal diseases