AL only | AL + primaquine day 1 | AL + primaquine day 3 | P-value | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n/N) | % (n/N) | % (n/N) | (AL only vs AL + primaquine day 1) | (AL only vs AL + primaquine day 3) | |
Asexual parasite prevalence by microscopy | |||||
Day 2 | 15.1 (5/33) | 24.3 (9/37) | 13.5 (5/37) | 0.338 | 0.845 |
Day 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
AL only | AL + primaquine day 1 | AL + primaquine day 3 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gametocyte prevalence by QT-NASBA | |||||
Day 1 | 90 (27/30) | 82.8 (29/35) | 96.8 (30/31) | 0.474 | 0.437 |
Day 4 | 26.7 (8/30) | 11.4 (4/35) | 25.8 (8/31) | 0.364 | 0.382 |
Day 8 | 13.3 (4/30) | 0.0 (0/35) | 6.4 (2/31) | – | 0.306 |
Day 11 | 3.3 (1/30) | 0.0 (0/35) | 0.0 (0/31) | – | – |
Mean AUC (95% CI) of gametocyte density versus time* | 0.523 (0.467 – 0.579) | 0.530 (0.475 – 0.584) | 0.508 (0.450 – 0.563) | 0.5319 |