Table 1.
Prevalence of clinical characteristics, including comorbidities and treatments.
| Sociodemographic characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 1–15 | 85 | 11.4 |
| 16–60 | 662 | 80.8 |
| ≥60 | 64 | 7.8 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 418 | 51.7 |
| Level of education | ||
| No instructions | 51 | 6.3 |
| Primary | 296 | 36.5 |
| Secondary or more | 464 | 57.2 |
| Professional activity | ||
| Unemployed | 49 | 6.6 |
| Pupils/students | 251 | 33.8 |
| Workers in the informal sector | 180 | 24.2 |
| Public or private sector employees | 263 | 35.4 |
| Comorbidities, Clinical characteristics, and Treatments | ||
| Hypertension | 71/811 | 8.8 |
| History of diabetes | 30/811 | 3.7 |
| Presence of haemoglobin S | 26/811 | 3.2 |
| History of asthma | 20/811 | 2.5 |
| Receiving dialysis | 10/346 | 2.9 |
| Pregnant | 24/408 | 5.9 |
| Hepatitis C (HCV Ab positive) | 2/811 | 0.3 |
| Hepatitis B (Hbs Ag positive) | 13/811 | 1.6 |
| Malaria (blood smear or RDT positive) | 183/811 | 22.6 |
| Medication (self-prescribed) | 274/696 | 39.4 |
| Antimalarial | 178/274 | 65.0 |
| Traditional medicine | 14/261 | 5.5 |
| Medication (prescription) | ||
| Antimalarial | 267/374 | 71.4 |
| Antibiotic | 73/292 | 25.0 |
| Anti-inflammatory | 40/291 | 13.8 |