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Table 3 Demographic, Parasitological and Clinical features of patients with treatment failures in Halaba Kulito Health Center, South Ethiopia, January 2009

From: Therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine for treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria cases in Halaba district, South Ethiopia

Characteristics

Proportion

Number of treatment failures

11

Male: Female

4:7

Median Age

7 years

Mean Weight

27.4 Kg

Mean body Temperature

37.6°C

Geometric mean parasite

 

   On Day 0

4709.4/μl

   On Day recurrence

372.37/μl

Parasite Reduction Ratio

12.6/μl

History of Fever

36.36 (n = 4)

Headache

27.2 (n = 3)

Vomiting

54.5 (n = 6)

Diarrhea

45.5 (n = 5)