Study site (year of study)a | No. of children | Gender | Age (year) | Weight (kg) | Duration (days) | Temperature (°C) | Haematocrit (%) | Degree of anaemia | Parasitaemia (μL−1) | |||||||
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M/F | Mean ± sd (Range) | No. <1 year | Mean ± sd (Range) | Mean ± sd (Range) | Mean ± sd (Range) | No. >37.4 °C | No. ≥40 °C | Mean ± sd (Range) | No. < 30 % | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Geometric mean (Range) | No. >100,000 μL−1 | ||
Ibadan (2005–2010) | 47 | 26/21 | 1.7 ± 0.4 (0.7–2) | 4 | 9.7 ± 2.5 (6–17) | 2.9 ± 1.5 (1–7) | 38.5 ± 1.1 (36.1–40.8) | 39 | 2 | 28.3 ± 4.5 (20–38) | 26 | 23 | 3 | - | 30,924 (1,614–304,500) | 7 |
Damboa (2009–2010) | 24 | 16/8 | 1.5 ± 0.5 (0.5–2) | 7 | 9.9 ± 3.9 (5–20) | - | 37.9 ± 0.6 (37.5–39.3) | 24 | - | 27.9 ± 5.9 (14–36) | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5,988 (1,000–123,774) | 1 |
Agbani (2009–2010) | 57 | 24/33 | 1.3 ± 0.5 (0.5–2) | 20 | 9.9 ± 1.7 (5–17) | - | 37.6 ± 1.1 (35.6–40.3) | 30 | 1 | 27.3 ± 4.3 (18–40) | 38 | 33 | 5 | - | 10,343 (1,018–155,520) | 3 |
Makarfi (2009–2010) | 41 | 24/17 | 1.4 ± 0.4 (0.5–2) | 15 | 8.4 ± 1.6 (5–12) | - | 37.9 ± 1 (36–39.4) | 29 | - | 29.4 ± 5.1 (16–37) | 15 | 13 | 2 | - | 10,208 (1,301–112,421) | 2 |
Ijede (2009–2010) | 28 | 18/10 | 1.4 ± 0.4 (0.6–2) | 6 | 9.2 ± 1.6 (5–12) | - | 38.1 ± 1.4 (36–40.3) | 18 | 4 | 28.9 ± 4.8 (19–38) | 16 | 14 | 2 | - | 10,788 (1,071–78,769) | - |
Barkin Ladi (2009–2010) | 39 | 20/19 | 1.6 ± 0.5 (0.6–2) | 8 | 10.6 ± 2.3 (7–15) | 3.1 ± 1 (1–7) | 37.9 ± 1 (36.1–40) | 30 | 1 | 30.7 ± 4.2 (22–40) | 13 | 13 | - | - | 17,336 (2,132–104,154) | 1 |
Ibadan (2011–2015) | 14 | 11/3 | 1.4 ± 0.6 (0.5–2) | 5 | 9.2 ± 2.8 (5–14) | 3 ± 0.7 (2–4) | 38.1 ± 1.3 (36.3–40) | 9 | 1 | 29 ± 4.1 (22–37) | 7 | 7 | - | - | 23,326 (2,924–114,504) | - |
ALL (2005–2015) | 250 | 139/111 | 1.5 ± 0.5 (0.5–2) | 65 | 9.6 ± 2.3 (5–20) | 3 ± 1.2 (1–7) | 38 ± 1.1 (35.6–40.8) | 179 | 9 | 28.7 ± 4.8 (14–40) | 127 | 112 | 14 | 1 | 13,714 (1000–304,500) | 16 |
P value | - | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.001 | 0.83 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.29 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.85 | 0.99 | - | <0.0001 | 0.11 |