Table 2 Demographic, clinical, parasitological, and haematological characteristics of patients treated with AL at baseline
Characteristic | NWMH | YMH | SMH | BMH | BGH | HMH | TAGH | EWP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 58 | n = 60 | n = 43 | n = 63 | n = 63 | n = 60 | n = 58 | n = 67 | N = 472 | |
Male/female | 29/29 | 32/28 | 20/23 | 34/29 | 32/31 | 33/27 | 32/26 | 37/30 | 249/223 |
Age group | |||||||||
< 5 years (%) | 33 (56.9) | 33 (55.0) | 32 (74.4) | 45 (71.4) | 34 (54.0) | 19 (31.7) | 37 (63.8) | 34 (50.7) | 267 (56.6) |
5–9 years | 25 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 41 | 21 | 33 | 205 |
Weight (kg) | |||||||||
Mean weight (sd) | 15.9 (5.2) | 14.0 (6.0) | 15.4 (4.7) | 14.1 (4.3) | 17.3 (6.9) | 17.8 (5.3) | 16.2 (5.9) | 17.1 (5.8) | 16.0 (5.7) |
Range (min, max) | 8.0, 29.0 | 5.0, 35.0 | 8.0, 30.0 | 8.0, 26.0 | 7.0, 35.0 | 7.8, 32.0 | 6.2, 33.0 | 7.0, 40.0 | 5.0, 40.0 |
Axillary temperature in °C | |||||||||
Mean temperature (sd) | 38.5 (1.2) | 37.6 (0.9) | 37.1 (0.8) | 38.3 (1.2) | 38.0 (1.3) | 38.2 (0.9) | 38.3 (1.0) | 38.0 (1.1) | 38.0 (1.1) |
Range (min, max) | 36.1, 40.5 | 36.0, 39.5 | 35.5, 39.8 | 35.7, 41.5 | 35.8, 40.8 | 37.0, 40.8 | 35.7, 40.2 | 36.1, 40.7 | 35.5, 41.5 |
Asexual parasitaemia/µl | |||||||||
Geometric mean | 14,454 | 36,433 | 23,957 | 21,975 | 54,373 | 40,198 | 2941 | 44,238 | 23,534 |
Range (min, max) | 2200, 183,680 | 1035, 218,877 | 1040, 211,400 | 2528, 215,615 | 5963, 226,615 | 5040, 24,783 | 1120, 65,800 | 1200, 249,960 | 1035, 249,960 |
Gametocytaemia (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Haemoglobin level in g/dl | |||||||||
Mean (sd) | 9.5 (1.6) | 9.0 (1.5) | 10.4 (1.2) | 9.7 (1.3) | 10.4 (1.4) | 10.2 (1.1) | 10.9 (1.8) | 10.8 (1.7) | 10.1 (1.6) |
Range (min, max) | 6.2, 11.9 | 5.4, 13.4 | 7.3, 12.5 | 6.4, 13.0 | 7.2, 13.8 | 7.1, 12.3 | 7.7, 15.2 | 6.5, 16.6 | 5.4, 16.6 |