Prevalence of Malaria and Associated Factors among Malaria-Suspected Patients Attending Hamusit Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Clinical data of study participants among febrile patients attending Hamusit Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia, from February to March 2020.

Variable	Category	Frequency	Proportion (%)
Malaria history within the previous 1 year	Yes	96	45.7
	No	114	54.3
Family members with history of malaria	Yes	114	54.3
	No	96	45.7
Axillary temperature (°C)	>37.5	177	84.3
	≤37.5	33	15.7
Duration of the present fever/illness	≤24 hrs	147	70.0
	>24 hrs	63	30.0
Participants with fever	Yes	203	96.7
	No	7	3.3
Sweating	Yes	179	85.2
	No	31	14.8
Headache	Yes	191	91.0
	No	19	9.0
Nausea	Yes	160	76.2
	No	50	23.8
Vomiting	Yes	60	28.6
	No	150	71.4
Weakness	Yes	179	85.2
	No	31	14.8
Loss of appetite	Yes	163	77.6
	No	47	22.4