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Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristic of P. vivax malaria infected patients, at Mendi town, Northwest Ethiopia

From: Complicated malaria symptoms associated with Plasmodium vivax among patients visiting health facilities in Mendi town, Northwest Ethiopia

Clinical features

Frequency

Age (years)

 Median age

14 (1 month to 60 years)

  • <5

101 (26.3 %)

  • 5–14

97 (25.26 %)

  • >14

186 (48.4 %)

Sex

 • Male

202 (52.6 %)

 • Female

182 (47.4 %)

Temperature

37.89 (°C)

Febrile cases

329 (85.7 %)

Blood glucose level

109.89 (mg/dL)

Hemoglobin level

12.4 (g/dL)

Anemic cases

115 (29.9 %)

Geometric mean parasite count

3745 (parasite/μL)