TableĀ 3 Relationship between socio-demographics, clinical features, and pre-referral injectable artesunate among children with severe malaria
Variables | Total nā=ā137 | Pre-referral Injectable artesunate, nā=ā7 (%) | No pre-referral injectable artesunate nā=ā130 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age groups [months] | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā ā¤ā12 | 18 | 1 (5.6) | 17 (94.4) | 0.166* |
Ā 13ā59 | 72 | 2 (2.8) | 70 (97.2) | Ā |
Ā ā„ā60 | 47 | 4 (8.5) | 43 (91.5) | Ā |
Father education | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā No formal | 5 | 0 (0.0) | 5 (50.0) | 0.067* |
Ā Primary | 40 | 5 (12.5) | 35 (87.5) | Ā |
Ā Secondary | 50 | 2 (4.0) | 48 (96.0) | Ā |
Ā Tertiary | 42 | 0 (0.0) | 42 (100.0) | Ā |
Mother education | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā No formal | 18 | 3 (16.7) | 15 (83.3) | 0.077* |
Ā Primary | 31 | 1 (3.2) | 30 (96.8) | Ā |
Ā Secondary | 57 | 3 (5.3) | 54 (94.7) | Ā |
Ā Tertiary | 31 | 0 (0.0) | 31 (100.0) | Ā |
Socio-economic class | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā Upper | 25 | 0 (0.0) | 25 (100.0) | 0.095* |
Ā Middle | 78 | 3 (3.8) | 75 (96.2) | Ā |
Ā Lower | 34 | 4 (11.8) | 30 (88.2) | Ā |
Clinical features | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā Fever | 132 | 7 (5.3) | 125 (94.7) | 1.000 |
Ā Vomiting | 54 | 3 (5.6) | 51 (94.4) | 1.000 |
Ā Loose stool | 20 | 1 (100.0) | 20 (0) | 0.593 |
Ā Convulsions | 43 | 4 (9.3) | 39 (90.7) | 0.205 |
Ā Severe anemia | 79 | 2 (2.5) | 77 (97.5) | 0.113 |
Ā Dark urine | 43 | 1 (0.7) | 42 (97.7) | 0.433 |
Ā Prostration | 88 | 3 (3.4) | 85 (96.6) | 0.248 |
Ā Jaundice | 2 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 1.000 |
Ā Reduce urine output | 5 | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | 1.000 |
Ā Impair levels of consciousness | 7 | 2 (28.2)) | 5 (71.4) | 0.042 |
Symptoms duration [hours] | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā ā¤ā24 | 43 (31.4) | 2 (4.7) | 41 (95.3) | 0.775* |
Ā 25ā72 | 62 (45.3) | 4 (6.5) | 58 (93.5) | Ā |
Ā >ā72 | 32 (23.4) | 1 (3.1) | 32 (96.9) | Ā |
Hospitalisation durations [days] | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā ā¤ā1 | 6 | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100.0) | 0.727* |
Ā 2ā3 | 81 | 5 (6.2) | 76 (93.8) | Ā |
Ā >ā3 | 50 | 2 (4.0) | 48 (96.0) | Ā |