| Africa | Asia | South America |
---|---|---|---|
N (%) or median (range) | N (%) or median (range) | N (%) or median (range) | |
Number of patients evaluated | 50,859 | 18,451 | 916 |
Age (years) | 3 (0.03–86.7) | 16 (0.2–88.0) | 23 (3.1–65.0) |
Age group | |||
 < 1 year | 4562 (9.0) | 67 (0.4) | 0 (0) |
 1–4 years | 31,225 (61.4) | 2071 (11.2) | 2 (0.2) |
 5–11 years | 9103 (17.9) | 4524 (24.5) | 111 (12.1) |
 ≥ 12 years | 5969 (11.7) | 11,789 (63.9) | 803 (87.7) |
Sexa | |||
 Female | 24,432 (48.9) | 7054 (38.2) | 350 (38.2) |
 Male | 25,566 (51.1) | 11,397 (61.8) | 566 (61.8) |
Haemoglobin (g/dL)b | 9.9 (5.0–19.7) | 11 (5.0–20.0) | 12.3 (6.9–17.9) |
Haematocrit (%)c | 31.6 (10.0–54.0) | 36.3 (14.4–55.0) | 37.3 (18–54.1) |
Derived haemoglobin (g/dL)d | 9.9 (5.0–19.7) | 11.6 (5.0–20.0) | 12.3 (6.9–17.9) |
Anaemia | |||
 Moderately severe anaemia (haemoglobin < 7 g/dL) | 4284 (8.4) | 606 (3.3) | 1 (0.1) |
 Moderate anaemia (haemoglobin 7–< 10 g/dL) | 21,676 (42.6) | 4260 (23.1) | 78 (8.5) |
 No anaemia (haemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL) | 24,899 (49.0) | 13,585 (73.6) | 837 (91.4) |
Temperature (°C)e | 38 (34.0–42.0) | 37.7 (34.0–42.0) | 37.5 (35.1–42.0) |
 Fever (temperature > 37.5 °C) | 32,266 (65.9) | 8937 (54.2) | 438 (48.0) |
Parasitaemia (/μL) | 21,600 (2.5–486,080) | 9375 (7–499,712) | 4490 (8–149,925) |
 High parasitaemia (> 100,000/μl) | 5200 (10.2) | 1548 (8.4) | 3 (0.3) |
Presence of gametocytaemiaf | 2339 (8.2) | 1530 (11.2) | 107 (11.8) |
Underweight (WAZ < − 2)g | 6205 (18.8) | 781 (39.0) | 2 (100) |
Species of infection | |||
 Mixed P. falciparum and P. vivax | 0 (0) | 1151 (6.2) | 0 (0) |
 P. falciparum mono-infection | 50,859 (100) | 17,300 (93.8) | 916 (100) |
Transmission setting | |||
 High | 19,766 (38.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
 Moderate | 15,357 (30.2) | 561 (3.0) | 0 (0) |
 Low | 15,736 (30.9) | 17,890 (97.0) | 916 (100) |
Treatment | |||
 Artemisinin-based | 36,823 (72.5) | 16,086 (87.2) | 821 (89.6) |
 Non-artemisinin-based | 13,935 (27.5) | 2360 (12.8) | 95 (10.4) |