Causes

symptoms

Malaria n = 23 (%)

Bronchopulmonary infection n = 17 (%)

Undetermined causes n = 29 (%)

Urinary tract infection n = 3 (%)

Osteomyelitis n = 2 (%)

Total (%)

p-value

Weakness

8 (34.8)

2 (11.8)

4 (13.8)

1 (33.3)

2 (100)

17 (22.4)

0.07

Headache

4 (17.4)

2 (11.8)

5 (17.2)

1 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

12 (15.8)

Abdominal pain

5 (21.7)

2 (11.8)

3 (10.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

10 (13.1)

Bone and joint pain

7 (30.4)

7 (41.2)

15 (51.7)

2 (66.7)

2 (100)

33 (43.4)

0.12

Back pain

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (13.8)

1 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

5 (6.6)

Chest pain

0 (0.0)

2 (11.8)

3 (10.3)

1 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

6 (7.9)

Cough

4 (17.4)

11 (64.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

15 (19.7)

0.002

Vomiting

5 (21.7)

2 (11.8)

5 (17.2)

1 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

13 (17.1)

Vertigo

2 (8.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.9)

Convulsions

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (3.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)