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Table 3 Risk factors associated with recurrent malaria within 84 days following treatment with AL

From: Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in the setting of three different chemopreventive regimens

Risk factor

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

HR a (95% CI)

p-value

HR a (95% CI)

p-value

Chemoprevention arm

No chemoprevention

1.0 (reference)

-

1.0 (reference)

-

Monthly SP

0.95 (0.81-1.11)

0.51

0.95 (0.81-1.12)

0.52

Daily TS

0.87 (0.72-1.05)

0.14

0.85 (0.70-1.05)

0.07

Monthly DP

0.81 (0.66-0.99)

0.04

0.77 (0.63-0.95)

0.01

Age (per 6 month increase)

1.15 (1.09-1.23)

<0.001

1.19 (1.12-1.26)

<0.001

Pre-treatment parasite density (per 1og10 increase)

1.06 (1.01-1.11)

0.01

1.05 (1.00-1.10)

0.04

HIV-exposure

0.91 (0.77-1.08)

0.27

0.86 (0.73-1.02)

0.09

Female gender

0.94 (0.82-1.07)

0.33

0.94 (0.82-1.07)

0.34

Urban residence

0.57 (0.27-1.20)

0.14

0.65 (0.32-1.33)

0.23

Household wealth index

Lowest tertile

1.0 (reference)

-

1.0 (reference)

-

Middle tertile

0.92 (0.79-1.07)

0.27

0.91 (0.78-1.06)

0.24

Highest tertile

0.77 (0.65-0.91)

0.002

0.78 (0.66-0.92)

0.003

  1. aHazard ratio adjusted for repeated measures in the same patient.