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Table 5 Changes in mean haemoglobin levels after treatment with AS–AQ and AL in sentinel sites in Ghana

From: Therapeutic efficacy of artesunate–amodiaquine and artemether–lumefantrine combinations for uncomplicated malaria in 10 sentinel sites across Ghana: 2015–2017

Antimalarial drug

Site

Mean Hb (sd)

p-value

Day 0

Day 28

AS–AQ

WRH

8.8 (1.8)

9.6 (1.2)

0.015

NWMH

9.6 (1.6)

9.9 (1.2)

0.268

SMH

10.0 (1.7)

11.0 (1.0)

0.008

BMH

10.3 (2.0)

11.1 (1.6)

0.015

BGH

10.9 (1.9)

11.7 (1.1)

0.006

HMH

10.1 (1.4)

11.5 (0.9)

< 0.001

TAGH

10.5 (1.6)

11.2 (1.2)

0.015

LEKMH

9.9 (1.7)

11.5 (0.8)

< 0.001

EWP

10.8 (1.4)

12.1 (1.7)

< 0.001

Overall

10.1 (1.8)

11.1 (1.5)

< 0.001

AL

NWMH

9.5 (1.6)

10.6 (1.2)

0.001

YMH

9.0 (1.5)

10.4 (1.5)

< 0.001

SMH

10.5 (1.2)

11.3 (0.8)

0.001

BMH

9.7 (1.3)

10.8 (0.8)

< 0.001

BGH

10.4 (1.4)

11.4 (1.1)

< 0.001

HMH

10.2 (1.1)

10.9 (0.9)

0.001

TAGH

10.9 (1.8)

11.4 (1.4)

0.103

EWP

10.8 (1.7)

10.9 (1.1)

0.693

Overall

10.1 (1.6)

10.9 (1.2)

< 0.001

  1. WRH Wa Regional Hospital, NWMH Navrongo War Memorial Hospital, YMH Yendi Municipal Hospital, SMH Sunyani Municipal Hospital, BMH Bekwai Municipal Hospital, BGH Begoro Government Hospital, HMH Hohoe Municipal Hospital, TAGH Tarkwa Apinto Government Hospital, LEKMH Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Hospital, EWP Ewim Polyclinic