Table 2 Commonly reported symptomatic features of malaria during presumptive diagnosis
Symptomatic feature | Frequency (n = 887) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Fever | 820 | 92.4 |
High temperature | 855 | 97.5 |
Sweating | 819 | 92.3 |
Shivering | 818 | 92.2 |
Vomiting | 798 | 90.0 |
Severe headache | 878 | 99.0 |
Some dehydration | 357 | 40.2 |
Severe dehydration | 201 | 22.7 |
Nausea | 426 | 48.0 |
Diarrhoea | 389 | 43.9 |
Convulsions | 249 | 28.0 |
Jaundice | 199 | 22.4 |
Myalgia | 175 | 19.7 |
Backache | 175 | 19.7 |
Joint pains | 141 | 15.9 |
Anaemia | 25 | 2.8 |