Table 2 Summary of the dataset
From: Bayesian network models with decision tree analysis for management of childhood malaria in Malawi
Variable | Number of encounters (%) | Number of encounters (%) | Number of encounters (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Malaria: present (N = 415) | Malaria: absent (N = 724) | Total (N = 1139) | |
Predictor variable | |||
Age (in months) | Â | Â | Â |
 2–12 | 103 (24.82) | 276 (38.12) | 379 (33.27) |
 12–24 | 117 (28.19) | 177 (24.45) | 294 (25.81) |
 24–60 | 178 (42.89) | 229 (31.63) | 407 (35.73) |
 Other | 6 (1.45) | 15 (2.07) | 21 (1.84) |
 Unknown | 11 (2.65) | 27 (3.73) | 38 (3.34) |
Duration of illness (in days) | Â | Â | Â |
  ≤ 2 | 214 (52.57) | 375 (51.80) | 589 (51.71) |
 3 to 15 | 186 (44.83) | 316 (43.65) | 502 (44.07) |
 15 to 30 | 5 (1.20) | 6 (0.83) | 11 (0.97) |
 Unknown | 10 (2.41) | 27 (3.73) | 37 (3.25) |
Conscious | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 397 (95.66) | 679 (93.78) | 1076 (94.47) |
 No | 4 (0.96) | 8 (1.10) | 12 (1.05) |
 Unknown | 14 (3.37) | 37 (5.11) | 51 (4.48) |
 Anemia |  |  |  |
 Present | 38 (9.16) | 55 (7.60) | 93 (8.17) |
 Absent | 377 (90.84) | 669 (92.4) | 1046 (91.83) |
 Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Convulsions | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 20 (4.82) | 35 (4.83) | 55 (4.83) |
 Absent | 386 (93.01) | 661 (91.30) | 1047 (91.92) |
 Unknown | 9 (2.17) | 28 (3.87) | 37 (3.25) |
Cough or difficulty breathing (CDB) | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 258 (62.17) | 457 (63.12) | 715 (62.77) |
 Absent | 143 (34.46) | 230 (31.77) | 373 (32.75) |
 Unknown | 14 (3.37) | 37 (5.11) | 51 (4.48) |
Diarrhea | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 109 (26.27) | 190 (26.24) | 299 (26.25) |
 Absent | 297 (71.57) | 506 (69.89) | 803 (70.50) |
 Unknown | 9 (2.17) | 28 (3.87) | 37 (3.25) |
Fever (temperature > 37.5 C) |  |  |  |
 Present | 148 (35.66) | 159 (21.96) | 307 (26.95) |
 Absent | 248 (59.76) | 523 (72.24) | 771 (67.69) |
 Unknown | 19 (4.58) | 42 (5.80) | 61 (5.36) |
History of fever | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 313 (75.42) | 476 (65.75) | 789 (69.27) |
 Absent | 78 (18.80) | 199 (27.49) | 277 (24.32) |
 Unknown | 24 (5.78) | 49 (6.77) | 73 (6.41) |
Lethargy | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 97 (23.37) | 131 (18.09) | 228 (20.02) |
 Absent | 309 (74.46) | 566 (78.18) | 875 (76.82) |
 Unknown | 9 (2.17) | 27 (3.73) | 36 (3.16) |
Malnutrition | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 6 (1.45) | 5 (0.69) | 11 (0.97) |
 Absent | 409 (98.55) | 719 (99.31) | 1128 (99.03) |
 Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unable to feed | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 59 (14.22) | 78 (10.77) | 137 (12.03) |
 Absent | 347 (83.61) | 619 (85.50) | 966 (84.81) |
 Unknown | 9 (2.17) | 27 (3.73) | 36 (3.16) |
Vomiting | Â | Â | Â |
 Present | 132 (31.81) | 199 (27.49) | 331 (29.06) |
 Absent | 274 (66.01) | 496 (68.52) | 770 (67.60) |
 Unknown | 9 (2.17) | 29 (4.02) | 38 (3.34) |