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Table 3 Diagnoses by chloroquine use and no pre-hospital treatment given

From: Early home treatment of childhood fevers with ineffective antimalarials is deleterious in the outcome of severe malaria

Drug Given

Chloroquine

No treatment given

Total

   CM

49

53.8

33

33.0

82

42.9

   SMA

42

46.2

67

67.0

109

57.1

Total

91

100.0

100

100.0

191

100.0

  1. P = 0.005, RR = 1.63, 95% CI = 1.16, 2.29
  2. Fishers exact test used