Table 3

Fever intensity and risk of parasitaemia in Yopougon. Health facility-based surveys.

All age groups
Fever intensity
Positive/Total (%)
OR
95% CI
P value

Fever duration
<39°C
71/215 (33.0%)
1
-
-
     ≥2, <5 days
≥39°C
26/46 (56.5%)
2.64
1.32–5.30
<0.005
Fever duration
<39°C
26/100 (26.0%)
1
-
-
     ≥5, <8 days
≥39°C
11/16 (68.8%)
6.26
1.78–23.17
<0.001
     ≤5 years-old
Fever intensity
Positive/Total (%)
OR
95% CI
P value
Fever duration
<39°C
35/109 (32.1%)
1
-
-
     ≥2, <5 days
≥39°C
19/41 (46.4%)
3.35
1.36–8.32
<0.005
Fever duration
<39°C
13/46 (28.3%)
1
-
-
     ≥5, <8 days
≥39°C
8/11 (72.7%)
6.77
1.32–38.95
<0.01

Wang et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:29   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-29

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