Research Article
Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Severe Malaria in Children under 5 Years Old in Benin
Table 3
Clinical symptoms of patients with severe pediatric malaria.
| | Clinical symptom | Group A | Group B | Group C | χ2 | value | | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| | Vomiting | 37 (54.41) | 45 (38.79) | 20 (38.46) | 4.877 | 0.087 | | Severe anemia | 35 (51.47) | 53 (45.69) | 17 (32.69) | 4.340 | 0.114 | | Prostration | 29 (42.65) | 54 (46.55) | 25 (48.08) | 0.407 | 0.816 | | Poor appetite | 25 (36.76) | 50 (43.10) | 17 (32.69) | 1.834 | 0.400 | | Dyspnea | 21 (30.88) | 38 (32.76) | 11 (21.15) | 2.386 | 0.303 | | Diarrhea | 12 (17.65) | 15 (12.93) | 10 (19.23) | 1.358 | 0.507 | | Coma | 8 (11.76) | 13 (11.21) | 3 (5.77) | 1.428 | 0.490 | | Renal impairment | 6 (8.82) | 29 (25.00) | 17 (32.69) | 10.941 | 0.004 | | Convulsions | 5 (7.35) | 11 (9.48) | 4 (7.69) | 0.014 | 0.907 | | Hematuria | 2 (2.94) | 17 (14.66) | 9 (17.31) | 7.515 | 0.023 | | Jaundice | 2 (2.94) | 7 (6.03) | 3 (5.77) | 0.571 | 0.450 | | Delirium | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 23 (44.23) | — | — |
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Note. Delirium was not statistically analyzed because groups A and B had no cases; thus, the standard deviation was excessive.
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