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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study cases at enrollment from the different sites

From: Efficacy and safety of artemisinin-based combination therapy, and molecular markers for artemisinin and piperaquine resistance in Mainland Tanzania

Year

Drug/site

Enrolled numbers

Age (years)

Median (range)

Sex (male)

n (%)

Temperature (°C)

Mean (SD)

Parasitaemia (μl)

GM (range)

2011

ASAQ

 Ujiji

73

2.7 (0.2–5)

37 (50.7)

38.4 (1.3)

48,183 (1600–198,194)

 Kibaha

29

3.0 (1–5)

17 (58.6)

38.2 (1.1)

6162 (1034–80,000)

AL

 Muheza

32

2.0 (1–5)

18 (56.3)

37.9 (1.2)

24,400 (1680–160,457)

2012

AL

 Chamwino

26

5.0 (1–8)

13 (50.0)

38.1 (1)

8146 (1120–36,800)

 Kyela

44

3.0 (1–10)

20 (45.5)

38.1 (1.2)

32,741 (1680–180,800)

 Nagaga

62

3.0 (1–10)

30 (48.4)

38.3 (0.9)

22,368 (1040–149,382)

2015

AL

 Kyela

80

6.5 (0.6–60)

40 (50.0)

38.1 (1.3)

13,303 (640–84,480)

DHA-PQ

 Rufiji

82

10 (0.8–87)

44 (51.2)

37.6 (0.9)

12,007 (960–199,120)

  1. GM geometric mean, ASAQ artesunate/amodiaquine, AL artemether/lumefantrine, DHA-PQ dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine