Table 1 Characteristics of study population
Study variable | Number of patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Hospital | ||
BMC | 169 | 56.3 |
Sekou-Toure | 131 | 43.7 |
Sex | ||
Female | 130 | 43.3 |
Male | 170 | 56.7 |
Age | ||
≤ 24 Months | 261 | 87 |
>24 Months | 39 | 13 |
Body temperature | ||
<37.5 | 95 | 31.7 |
>37.5 | 205 | 68.3 |
Malaria | ||
Positive | 30 | 10.0 |
Negative | 270 | 90.0 |
HIV Status | ||
Positive | 20 | 6.7 |
Negative | 280 | 93.3 |