Table 2 Signs and symptoms for malaria in children under five years in Muleba district (n = 504)
Sign/Symptom | Number of respondents (%) | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Overall | Epidemic area | Non-Epidemic area | Â |
Fever | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 436 (86.5) | 213 (83.9) | 223 (89.6) |  |
   No | 67 (13.3) | 41 (16.1) | 26 (10.4) | 0.060 |
Vomiting | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 306 (60.8) | 149 (58.9) | 157 (62.8) |  |
   No | 197 (39.2) | 104 (41.1) | 93 (37.2) | 0.370 |
Convulsions | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 144 (28.6) | 75 (29.5) | 69 (27.6) |  |
   No | 360 (71.4) | 179 (70.5) | 181 (72.4) | 0.637 |
Loss of consciousness | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 15 (3) | 15 (4.3) | 0 |  |
   No | 489 (97) | 334 (97.5) | 155 (100.0) | < 0.01 |
Loss of appetite/refuse feeding | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 162 (32.1) | 91 (35.8) | 71 (28.4) |  |
   No | 342 (67.9) | 163 (64.2) | 179 (71.6) | 0.075 |
Anaemia | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 66 (13.1) | 31 (12.3) | 35 (14.0) |  |
   No | 437 (86.9) | 222 (87.8) | 215 (86.0) | 0.572 |
Jaundice | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 58 (11.5) | 19 (7.5) | 39 (15.6) |  |
   No | 446 (88.5) | 235 (92.52) | 211 (84.4) | 0.004 |