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Table 3 Clinical tolerance after one or two administrations of IRQA.

From: Acceptability and efficacy of intra-rectal quinine alkaloids as a pre-transfer treatment of non-per os malaria in peripheral health care facilities in Mopti, Mali

After 1st Intra rectal administration

Peripheral care unit (N = 130)

Referral care unit (N = 130)

 
 

%

%

p-value

Skin with dehydration marks

3.8

16.2

< 0.01

Abnormal anal margin

2.3

3.1

ns

Blood in stools

0.8

0.8

ns

 

N = 115

N = 115

 

Liquid/semi liquid stools

25.2

75.7

< 0.01

 

After 1st dose

After 2nd dose

 
 

N = 47

N = 47

 
 

%

%

p-value

Skin with dehydration marks

4.3

6.4

ns

Abnormal anal margin

2.1

-

ns

Blood in stools

0.8

0.8

ns

Liquid/semi liquid stools

19.1

44.7

< 0.01

  1. More children had liquid/semi liquid stools after the first administration of IRQA. The second administration was better tolerated.