Research Article

Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Severe Malaria in Children under 5 Years Old in Benin

Table 2

Incidence of severe pediatric malaria in Natitingou and Lokossa hospitals from January to December (2020).

MonthNatitingou (%)Lokossa (%)

January44.4954.18
February52.3150.56
March75.9850.28
April46.7753.62
May47.3965.04
June90.7787.80
July92.9387.55
August90.2890.86
September92.8593.65
October86.9984.21
November89.4087.24
December74.3575.02

Note. The percentage was the ratio of the number of severe pediatric malaria patients to the number of all pediatric malaria patients in each hospital (data sourced from the hospitals).