Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants in the evaluation of therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum sssmalaria in Chewaka district, Ethiopia
Patient characteristics | Age category | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 < 15 years (n = 30) |  ≥15ss years (n = 50) | Total (n = 80) | |
Mean age ( or range) | 9.27 (3–14) | 27.98 (15–60) | 20.96 (3–60) |
Gender | |||
 Male n (%) | 37 (74.0) | 20 (66.7) | 57 (71.2) |
 Female n (%) | 10 (33.3) | 13 (26.0) | 33 (28.8) |
Temperature in oC, mean (SD) | 37.68 (0.58) | 37.79 (0.81) | 37.75 (0.73) |
Weight (Kg), mean (SD) | 32.77 (19.01) | 63.62 (18.43) | 52.05 (23.86) |
Haemoglobin (g/dl), mean (SD) | 11.37 (3.21) | 11.82 (3.15) | 11.65 (3.16) |
Parasitaemia (per μl), geometric mean (range) | 12,301.31 (3699–14,292) | 12,418.31 (9539–14,744) | 12,374.31 (3699–14,744) |
Gametocyte carriage, n (%) | 2 (6.7) | 5 (10.0) | 7 (8.8) |