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Table 1 Demographics

From: Imported pediatric malaria at the hospital for sick children, Toronto, Canada: a 16 year review

Demographics

Number

Total

107

Male

69 (64%)

Age (median)

6.6 (IQR 2.8-11.7)

Status in Canada known

99 (92%)

 Canadian born

35 (35%)

 Immigrant

53 (54%)

  Immigration date known

33 (62%)

  Immigrant (this arrival)

25 (47%)

  Immigrant (previous arrival)

8 (15%)

 Refugee Claimant

7 (7%)

 Adopted

2 (2%)

 Visiting Canada in transit

2 (2%)

Reason for Travel from Canada

43 (40%)

(Canadian-born and previous immigrants)

 

 Visiting Friends or Relatives

41 (95%)

 Tourism/Education

2 (5%)

Prophylaxis History Documented

22 (20%)

 Type of prophylaxis

 

  Mefloquine

6 (27%)

  Chloroquine

5 (23%)

  Other

2 (9%)

  None

9 (41%)

 Adherence

 

  Adherent

1 (5%)

  Non-adherent

21 (95%)

  1. IQR is interquartile range.