Table 1 Univariate analysis of some of the potential predictors of chloroquine treatment failure

Age (122)

≥10 years (60)

22

1.00

-

< 10 years (62)

52

8.98

3.54-23.33

0.000

Age (122)

≥15 years (24)

4

1.00

-

< 15 years (98)

70

12.5

3.65-53.56

0.000

Sex

0.93

0.42-2.06

0.839

Axillary temperature (122)

< 37.5°C (79)

42

1.00

-

≥37.5°C (43)

32

2.56

1.06-6.30

0.022

Parasite count (122)

< 25000/ul blood (100)

56

1.00

-

≥25000/ul blood (22)

18

3.54

1.02-13.39

0.025

Body weight (Kg)

.891

.853-.931

0.000