Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical data of recruited patients

Screened, n

291

Recruited, n

35

Male, n (%)

20 (57.1)

Age, years

 Median (IQR)

14.0 (8.5)

 < 5, n (%)

2 (5.6)

 5–15, n (%)

17 (47.2)

 > 15, n (%)

17 (47.2)

Weight, kg

 Median (IQR)

41.0 (28.0)

Clinical profiles (Day 0)

Proportion of patients with fever

 n (%)

23 (65.7%)

Temperature

 Mean (SD)

38.5 (0.8)

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

 Median (IQR)

12.0 (0.5)

Parasite density

 Geometric mean (per µL)

86,063

 Min

22,608

 Max

310,860

Gametocytaemia

 n (%)

3 (8.3%)