Table 2 Demographic, clinical, and parasitological characteristics of 150 study participants
| Â | ACT | %, 95% CI | Placebo | %, 95% CI | Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 75 | 50% | 75 | 50% | 150 | Â |
Baseline | ||||||
 Male | 75 | 100% | 75 | 100% | 150 | 1 |
 Age (years; mean; 95% CI) | 30.6 | 28.4–32.9 | 33.1 | 30.6–35.7 | 32.9 | 0.9 |
 Weight (kg, mean; 95% CI) | 58.3 | 56.5–60.2 | 58.4 | 56.5–60.4 | 58.4 | 0.9 |
 Temperature (celsius; mean; 95% CI) | 36.2 | 36.1–36.3 | 36.2 | 36.1–36.3 | 36.2 | 0.9 |
 Fever (temp > 37.4) | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | 1 | 0.3 |
 Employment: farmer | 73 | 97% | 75 | 100% | 148 | 0.4 |
 uPCR positive | 18 | 24% | 12 | 16% | 30 | 0.2 |
  Pf | 8 | 11% | 4 | 5% | 12 | 0.4 |
  Pv | 7 | 9% | 2 | 3% | 9 | 0.2 |
  Pf/Pv mix | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% | 2 | 1 |
  P spp. | 2 | 3% | 5 | 7% | 7 | 0.4 |
 RDT positive | 2 | 3% | 1 | 1% | 3 | 0.6 |
 Microscopy positive | 3 | 4% | 1 | 1% | 4 | 0.3 |
 Hb (mg/dl; mean; 95% CI) | 14.6 | 14.2–14.9 | 14.7 | 14.3–15.0 | 14.6 | 0.7 |
Pre-forest entry | ||||||
 Fever (temp > 37.4) | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
 uPCR pos | 1 | 1% | 4 | 5% | 5 | 0.4 |
  Pf | 1 | 1% | 2 | 3% | 3 | 1 |
  Pv | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | na |
  Pspp | 0 | 0% | 2 | 3% | 2 | 0.5 |
 RDT positive | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | na |
 Microscopy positive | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | na |