Table 4 Exposure and parasitaemia detected after returning from forest at the end of the study
|  | ACT | %, 95% CI (n = 75) | Placebo | %, 95% CI (n = 75) | Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Did you use a bed net? | ||||||
 Every night | 49 | 65% | 50 | 67% | 99 | 1.0 |
 Some nights | 16 | 21% | 11 | 15% | 27 | 0.4 |
 No bed net use | 10 | 13% | 14 | 19% | 24 | 0.5 |
Did you use insect-repellent coil? | 18 | 24% | 8 | 11% | 26 | 0.05 |
How many people did you meet while in forest (mean; 95% CI) | 5.0 | 4.5–5.5 | 4.8 | 4.6–5.1 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
uPCR pos—P. falciparum | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% | 2 | 1 |
RDT positive | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | na |
Microscopy positive | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1 |