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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of febrile children attending a primary health center in Owo, Nigeria, and malaria test results by mRDT and microscopy

From: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests for the case management of febrile children in Nigerian primary healthcare settings: a cross-sectional study

 

Under 5 years

Over 5 years

Total

Number

134 (53.6%)

116 (46.4%)

250 (100.0%)

Mean age (SD) in years

1.90 (1.17)

9.41 (2.95)

5.52 (4.34)

Female

63 (47.0%)

52 (44.8%)

115 (46.0%)

Mean (SD) packed cell volume (%)

29.1 (5.7)

28.7 (5.8)

28.9 (5.8)

RDT positive

129 (96.3%)

114 (98.3%)

243 (97.2%)

Microscopy positive

123 (91.8%)

111 (95.7%)

234 (93.6%)

Mean (SD) parasite density in positive tests, /μL

2365 (2682)

2536 (2588)

2446 (2634)