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Table 3 Clearance of blood parasites in the first 3 days

From: A systematic review of the efficacy of a single dose artemisinin–naphthoquine in treating uncomplicated malaria

Study author, publication year [reference]

Country

Targeted population

Main parasite species

Drug (n)

Day 1 (odds ratio)

Day 2 (odds ratio)

Day 3 (odds ratio)

Hombhanje et al., 2009 [19]

PNG

Adults

P. falciparum

ASNQ (51)

94 %

99.8 %

99.95 %

CQSP (49)

79 % (1.18)

99.3 % (≈1.0)

99.7 % (≈1.0)

Rujumba et al., 2010 [20]

Uganda

Children

P. falciparum

ASNQ

NA

100 %

NA

AL

100 % (1.0)

Kinde-Gazard et al., 2012a [21]

Benin

Children

P. falciparum

ASNQ (84)

98 %

100 %

99.5 %

AL (90)

96 % (1.02)

99 % (1.02)

100 % (1.01)

Tjitra et al., 2012b [22]

Indonesia

Adults

P. falciparum

ASNQ (201)

70 %

98 %

100 %

DHP (201)

58 % (1.2)

98 % (1.0)

100 % (1.0)

  1. PNG Papua New Guiana
  2. aAdapted from Fig. 1 [21]
  3. bAdapted from Fig. 4 [22]