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Table 2 Demographic, clinical and parasitological characteristics of subjects treated with 4 malaria regimens in Purworejo District, Indonesia

From: Combined chloroquine, sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine and primaquine against Plasmodium falciparum in Central Java, Indonesia

 

Treatment group

Summary statistic

 

CQ alone

CQ + SP

CQ + SP + PQ0

CQ + SP + PQ2

 

Sample size

29

32

28

28

n/a

Male: Female

1.2 : 1

1.5 : 1

1 : 1.2

1.3 : 1

p = 0.771a

Mean age (range)

36 (17–55)

40 (20–60)

40 (20–62)

35 (16–65)

p = 0.256b

Geometric mean asexual parasite density (95% CI)

653 (382–1118)

1465 (849–2531)

1148 (582–2263)

1409 (720–2760)

p = 0.286b

Fever Rate

24%

41%

29%

36%

p = 0.529a

  1. CQ = chloroquine, SP = sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine, PQ0 = primaquine on day 0, PQ2 = primaquine on day 2, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval
  2. n/a – not applicable
  3. a) Chi-square test
  4. b) Kruskal-Wallis test