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Table 2 Number of treatment courses of trial medication received

From: A trial of intermittent preventive treatment and home-based management of malaria in a rural area of The Gambia

Treatment round

Outcome

Placebo

SP/AQ

 

Treatment 1 (September)

Received

637 (99.8%)

638 (99.8%)

 
 

Refused

0

0

 
 

Absent

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.2%)

 

Treatment 2 (October)

Received

617 (96.7%)

614 (96.1%)

 
 

Refused

7 (1.1%)

8 (1.3%)

 
 

Absent

14 (2.2%)

17 (2.7%)

 

Treatment 3 (November)

Received

614 (96.2%)

609 (95.3%)

 
 

Refused

9 (1.4%)

13 (2.0%)

 
 

Absent

15 (2.4%)

17 (2.7%)

 

Overall treatment coverage

  

p-value

% with 3 treatments

604 (94.7%)

597 (93.4%)

0.35

% with 0 treatments

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.2%)

1.00