Table 1 Demographic, clinical, parasitological, and haematological characteristics of patients treated with AS–AQ at baseline
Characteristic | NWMH | WRH | SMH | BMH | BGH | HMH | TAGH | LEKMH | EWP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 55 | n = 51 | n = 54 | n = 63 | n = 62 | n = 61 | n = 61 | n = 23 | n = 62 | N = 492 | |
Male/female | 24/31 | 27/24 | 28/26 | 30/33 | 25/37 | 33/28 | 38/23 | 7/16 | 32/30 | 244/248 |
Age group | ||||||||||
< 5 years (%) | 21 (38.2) | 37 (72.5) | 35 (64.8) | 44 (69.8) | 32 (51.6) | 37 (60.7) | 34 (55.7) | 14 (60.9) | 29 (46.8) | 283 (57.5) |
5–9 years | 34 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 33 | 209 |
Weight (kg) | ||||||||||
Mean weight (sd) | 17.9 (6.0) | 14.4 (5.3) | 16.1 (5.1) | 14.7 (4.9) | 16.0 (6.1) | 15.5 (4.6) | 16.0 (5.4) | 17.6 (5.5) | 17.2 (6.0) | 16.1 (5.5) |
Range (min, max) | 8.0, 30.0 | 7.1, 27.0 | 7.0, 27.0 | 6.6, 35.0 | 6.1, 32.3 | 8.0, 27.0 | 7.2, 29.0 | 9.0, 29.4 | 6.7, 30.0 | 6.1, 35.0 |
Axillary temperature in °C | ||||||||||
Mean temperature (sd) | 38.7 (0.8) | 37.9 (1.0) | 37.7 (0.9) | 38.2 (1.1) | 37.7 (1.1) | 38.0 (1.0) | 38.6 (1.1) | 38.1 (1.2) | 38.2 (1.1) | 38.1 (1.1) |
Range (min, max) | 37.5, 40.4 | 36.0, 39.8 | 36.0, 39.8 | 35.4, 40.3 | 35.2, 39.7 | 36.2, 40.1 | 36.0, 40.4 | 35.9, 39.7 | 35.8, 40.5 | 35.2, 40.5 |
Asexual parasitaemia/µl | ||||||||||
Geometric mean | 53,441 | 42,754 | 31,815 | 39,961 | 29,423 | 36,917 | 9039 | 18,747 | 41,089 | 31,119 |
Range (min, max) | 3200, 217,182 | 1200, 247,040 | 1391, 208,000 | 2365, 246,227 | 1822, 146,686 | 1747, 206,502 | 1000, 163,343 | 3248, 101,423 | 1340, 229,410 | 1000, 247,040 |
Gametocytaemia (%) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
Haemoglobin level in g/dl | ||||||||||
Mean (sd) | 9.6 (1.6) | 8.8 (1.8) | 10.0 (1.7) | 10.3 (2.0) | 10.8 (1.9) | 10.1 (1.4) | 10.5 (1.6) | 9.9 (1.7) | 10.8 (1.4) | 10.1 (1.8) |
Range (min, max) | 6.0, 12.7 | 5.4, 12.8 | 6.0, 12.9 | 6.4, 16.0 | 5.1, 13.9 | 6.5, 13.3 | 6.1, 13.1 | 7.1, 12.2 | 7.2, 13.9 | 5.1, 16.0 |