Table 1 |
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Signs and symptoms of febrile children (n = 357) |
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Age category |
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Sign or symptom |
<1 yr (n = 78) |
1-4 yr (n = 106) |
≥ 5 yr (n = 173) |
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Fever |
78 (100) |
106 (100) |
173 (100) |
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headache |
3 (3) |
45 (42) |
123 (71) |
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fatigue/lethargy |
24 (30) |
44 (41) |
69 (39) |
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chills |
21 (26) |
29 (27) |
35 (20) |
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decreased oral intake/poor feeding |
18 (23) |
34 (32) |
33 (19) |
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myalgia |
0 |
10 (9) |
34 (19) |
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vomiting |
7 (8) |
20 (18) |
17 (9) |
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prolonged crying |
30 (38) |
8 (7) |
0 |
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seizures |
22 (28) |
5 (4) |
0 |
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dizziness |
0 |
5 (4) |
21 (12) |
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coryza |
2 (2) |
8 (7) |
17 (9) |
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cough |
3 (3) |
5 (4) |
9 (5) |
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pallor |
9 (11) |
4 (3) |
2 (1) |
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diarrhoea |
3 (3) |
10 (9) |
0 |
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respiratory distress |
5 (6) |
4 (3) |
1 (0.6) |
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visual disturbance |
0 |
0 |
3 (1) |
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splenomegaly |
0 |
0 |
1 (0.6) |
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lumbar pain |
0 |
1 (0.9) |
2 (1) |
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abdominal pain |
0 |
0 |
1 (0.6) |
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joint pain |
0 |
0 |
1 (0.6) |
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Hawkes et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:308 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-308 |
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