Delayed anemia assessment in patients treated with oral artemisinin derivatives for uncomplicated malaria: a pooled analysis of clinical trials data from Mali

Table 2 Baseline characteristics and scheduled hemoglobin evaluation visit per study and site

Study*	Site	N	Haemogobin evaluation days	Age median [min, max]	*P. f.*	Anaemia prev.
[13] (2010–11)	Bougoula- Hameau	100	0, 3, 14, 28	6 [1,11]	28,027	48%
UO (2009)	Kolle	77	0, 14, 28	6 [1,18]	44,492	55%
	Faladje	88		6 [1,14]	47,942	26%
	Bandiagara	100		7 [1, 61]	32,703	28%
	Pongonon	72		5 [1, 34]	18,841	43%
[14] (2007–08)	Bougoula- Hameau	130	0, 3, 7, 28	6 [2,10]	32,430	31%
[15] (2007)	Bougoula- Hameau	198	0, 3, 7, 28	11 [6, 52]	22,115	11%
[16] (2006)	Bancoumana	203	0, 7, 14, 28	5 [0.9, 24]	22,183	50%
[17] (2005–07)	Bougoula- Hameau	771	0, 7, 14, 28	4 [0.5, 69]	20,463	50%
[18] (2005)	Faladje	400	0, 14, 28	36 [6, 60]	23,705	48%
[19] (2004–05)	Kambila	470	0, 14, 28	6 [1,70]	18,258	13%
[20] (2003–04)	Sotuba	606	0, 28	11 [0.6, 63]	13,592	14%
[21] (2002–04)	Bougoula- Hameau	752	0, 3, 7, 14, 28	3 [0.6, 56]	15463	44%
UO (2002–04)	Kolle	655	0, 7, 14	7 [0.5, 64]	12200	25%
UO (2002–04)	Bandiagara	293	0, 7, 14	6 [0.7, 30]	12686	29%
UO (2002–03)	Bougoula- Hameau	619	0, 14, 28	3 [0.5, 65]	14897	42%
[22] (2002–03)	Kolle	456	0, 7, 14, 28	3 [0.3, 6]	19778	51%
Total		5,990		5 [0.3, 70]	17,789	36%

Note: P. f., Plasmodium falciparum geometric mean; Anaemia prev. (dichotomous variable), anaemia prevalence. Anaemia was defined as haemoglobin value <10.0 g/dL; Numbers in first column represent publication references as cited in the text.
*The studies are citied in descending order from conduct year ranging from 2011 to 2002. The number given is their publication reference as applicable.
UO, unpublished observations.

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