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Table 3 Top 20 reported adverse events among patients prescribed arthemeter–lumefantrine during follow-up contact by phone and home visit

From: Feasibility and cost of using mobile phones for capturing drug safety information in peri-urban settlement in Ghana: a prospective cohort study of patients with uncomplicated malaria

Adverse eventsa

Phone

N = 157

n, % (95 % CI)

Home

N = 85

n, % (95 % CI)

Total

N = 242

n, % (95 % CI)

Drowsiness

27, 17.2 (11.6–24.0)

30, 35.3 (25.2–46.4)

57, 23.6 (18.4–29.4)

Dizziness

16, 10.2 (6.0–16.0)

8, 9.4 (4.2–17.7)

24, 9.9 (6.5–14.4)

General weakness

14, 8.9 (5.0–14.5)

3, 3.5 (1.01–0.10)

17, 7.0 (4.1–11.0)

Vomiting

12, 7.6 (4.0–13.0)

8, 9.4 (4.2–17.7)

20, 8.3 (5.1–12.5)

Headache

9, 5.7 (3.0–10.6)

3, 3.5 (0.7–10.0)

12, 5.0 (3.0–9.0)

Body pains

9, 5.7 (3.0–10.6)

0, 0.0 (0.0–4.2)

9, 3.7 (2.0–7.0)

Nausea

7, 4.5 (2.0–9.0)

2, 2.4 (0.3–8.2)

9, 3.7 (2.0–7.0)

Fever

7, 4.5 (2.0–9.0)

1, 1.2 (0.0–6.4)

8, 3.3 (1.4–6.4)

Stomach ache

6, 3.8 (1.4–8.1)

0, 0.0 (0.0–4.2)

6, 2.5 (1.0–5.3)

Chills

5, 3.2 (1.0–7.2)

0, 0.0 (0.0–4.2)

5, 2.1 (1.1–4.8)

Diarrhoea

4, 2.5 (1.0–6.3)

1, 1.2 (0.0–6.4)

5, 2.1 (1.1–4.8,)

Sleeplessness

4, 2.5 (1.0–6.3)

1, 1.2 (0.0–6.4)

5, 2.1 (1.1–4.8)

Cough

3, 1.9 (0.4–5.4)

5, 5.9 (2.0–13.2)

8, 3.3 (1.4–6.4)

Body itchiness

3, 1.9 (0.4–5.4)

3, 3.5 (1.0–1.1)

6, 2.5 (1.0–5.3)

Palpitation

3, 1.9 (0.4–5.4)

3, 3.5 (0.7–10.0)

6, 2.5 (1.0–5.3)

Loss of appetite

3, 1.9 (0.4–5.4)

1, 1.2 (0.0–6.4)

4, 1.7 (0.1–4.2)

Body itchiness

3, 1.9 (0.4–5.4)

3, 3.5 (07–10.0)

3, 1.2 (0.3–4.0)

Cold

3, 1.9 (0.4–5.4)

0, 0.0 (0.0–4.2)

3, 1.2 (0.3–4.0)

Chest pain

2, 1.3 (0.1–5.0)

0, 0.0 (0.0–4.2)

2, 0.8 (0.1–3.0)

Loose stools

2, 1.3 (0.1–5.0)

0, 0.0 (0.0–4.2)

2, 0.8 (0.1–3.0)

  1. aOne patient could report more than one adverse event