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Table 4 Proportions of adverse events by treatment group during follow-up

From: Safety and efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Zambian children

 

DHA/PQP (N = 199)

AL (N = 100)

p- Value

Anorexia

6.8%

8.3%

0.24

Cough

21.2%

15.4%

0.04

Diarrhoea

7.1%

3.8%

0.051

Fever

12.0%

14.4%

0.32

Respiratory tract infections

11.1%

8.7%

0.20

Vomiting

2.6%

3.8%

0.29