Characteristic | Number | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Number of attacks | ||
One | 31 | 83.8 |
Two | 5 | 13.5 |
Three | 1 | 2.7 |
Species | ||
Plasmodium falciparum | 10 | 22.7 |
Plasmodium vivax | 6 | 13.6 |
Not recorded/do not know | 28 | 63.7 |
Diagnosed by | ||
Rapid diagnostic testing | 42 | 95.5 |
Microscopy | 2 | 4.5 |
Number of days from the onset of symptoms to the diagnosis of malaria | ||
1 | 15 | 34.1 |
2 | 2 | 4.6 |
3 | 7 | 15.9 |
4 | 2 | 4.6 |
5–7 | 1 | 2.2 |
Not recorded | 17 | 38.6 |
The number of days from diagnosis to the start of treatment | ||
1 | 21 | 47.7 |
2 | 1 | 2.3 |
3 | 5 | 11.4 |
4 | 2 | 4.5 |
5–7 | 3 | 6.8 |
Not recorded | 12 | 27.3 |