Table 3 Statistical comparison of the efficacy of the four different antimalarial drug combinations.
Artesunate-amodiaquine | Artesunate-mefloquine | Artemether-lumefantrine (four doses) | Artemether-lumefantrine (six doses) | Amodiaquine-sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall efficacy | 97.5% | 97.9% | 82.8% | 100% | 98.8% |
Artesunate-amodiaquine | 0 | NS | P < 0.001 | NS | NS |
Artesunate-mefloquine | 0 | p < 0.001 | NS | NS | |
Artemether-lumefantrine (four doses) | 0 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.001 | ||
Artemether-lumefantrine (six doses) | 0 | NS | |||
Amodiaquine-sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine | 0 |