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Variable
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Overall (n = 301)
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Children (n = 55)
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Adolescents (n = 32)
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Adults (n = 213)
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Level of significance
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Patient characteristics, Mean ± SD [range]
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Age (years)
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29.8 ± 17.1 [1–92]
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7.7 ± 4.6 [1–14]
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18.3 ± 1.8 [15–20]
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37.3 ± 14.3 [21–92]
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F = 142.83; P < 0.001
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Weight (kg)
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61.2 ± 20.0 [10–124]
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28.8 ± 16.0 [10–72]
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53.9 ± 12.5 [18.1–77.0]
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71.0 ± 11.3 [35.0–124]
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F = 255.88; P < 0.001
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Temperature (°C)
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37.7 ± 0.9 [35.0–41.0]
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38.1 ± 1.0 [35.0–39.8]
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37.8 ± 1.1 [35.6–40.5]
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37.5 ± 0.8 [35.4–41.0]
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F = 9.14; P < 0.001
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Haemoglobin level (g/dL)
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11.5 ± 1.4 [8.2–16.9]
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11.2 ± 1.3 [9.2–14.0]
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11.3 ± 1.5 [9.0–16.9]
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11.6 ± 1.4 [8.2–15.1]
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F = 1.76; P = 0.174
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¥GMPD (parasites/µl blood)
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849 [105–7200]
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695 [200–3500]
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680 [105–4500]
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942 [200–7200]
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F = 0.758; P = 0.472
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Patient characteristics, n (%)
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Proportion of females (%)
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216 (71.8)
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31 (56.4)
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23 (71.9)
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162 (76.1)
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χ2 = 8.41; P = 0.015
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Fever; temperature ≥ 37.5 ℃
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166 (55.1)
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41 (74.5)
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18 (56.2)
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106 (49.8)
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χ2 = 10.87; P = 0.004
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History of fever
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212 (70.4)
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50 (90.9)
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23 (79.1)
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138 (64.8)
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χ2 = 14.33; P = 0.001
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Febrile (fever and/or history of fever)
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248 (82.4)
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54 (98.2)
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25 (78.1)
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168 (78.9)
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χ2 = 11.64; P = 0.003
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Anaemia (%)
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109 (36.2)
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23 (41.8)
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85 (34.7)
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85 (34.7)
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χ2 = 1.18; P = 0.320
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Bednet usage (%)
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108 (35.9)
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22 (40.0)
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85 (34.7)
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85 (34.7)
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χ2 = 0.68; P = 0.458
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Positive by microscopy
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84 (27.9)
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17 (30.9)
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11 (34.4)
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56 (26.3)
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χ2 = 1.19; P = 0.553
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Positive by mRDT
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81 (26.9)
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12 (21.8)
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10 (31.2)
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59 (27.1)
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χ2 = 1.10; P = 0.578
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Positive microscopy & positive mRDT
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60 (19.9)
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9 (16.4)
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9 (28.1)
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42 (19.7)
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χ2 = 6.27; P = 0.394
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Positive microscopy & negative mRDT
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24 (8.0)
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8 (14.5)
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2 (6.2)
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14 (6.6)
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χ2 = 6.27; P = 0.394
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Negative microscopy & positive mRDT
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21 (7.0)
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3 (5.5)
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1 (3.1)
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17 (8.0)
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χ2 = 6.27; P = 0.394
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- ¥GMPD Geometric mean parasite density; anaemia = Hb < 11.0 g/dL; mRDT Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test; Children = 0–14 years; Adolescents = 15–20 years; Adults ≥ 21 years; The Age of one participant was not known; The significance of differences in proportions were explored using the Pearson’s χ2 test while differences in group means were assessed using analyses of variance
