Baseline characteristics | |
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Patients (n) | 98 |
Gender | |
Sex ratio n (%) | 0.96 |
Male | 48 (49.0%) |
Female | 50 (51.0%) |
Age | |
Median age (IQR) (years) | 11.5 (6–18.8) |
<8 years n (%) | 39 (39.8%) |
8–15 years n (%) | 23 (23.5%) |
>15 years n (%) | 36 (36.7%) |
Body weight (n = 96) | |
Median body weight (IQR) (kg) | 33 (21–57) |
<25 kg n (%) | 37 (38.5%) |
≥25 kg n (%) | 59 (61.5%) |
Temperature | |
Median (IQR) (°C) | 38.2 (37–39.5) |
Fever (temperature ≥ 38 °C) n (%) | 51 (52.0%) |
Symptoms n (%) | |
Headache | 66 (67.3%) |
Vomiting | 42 (42.9%) |
Diarrhoea | 8 (8.2%) |
Diffuse pain | 9 (9.2%) |
P. falciparum asexual parasite density | |
Median parasitaemia (IQR) (parasites/µl) | 42,332 (17,893–87,302) |
Anti-malarial dose (mg/kg) (n = 96) | |
DHA Median (IQR) | 2.5 (2.0–3.0) |
PPQ Median (IQR) | 19.8 (16.3–24) |