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Table 1 Characteristics of study children at enrolment

From: Artesunate–amodiaquine and artemether–lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Liberia: in vivo efficacy and frequency of molecular markers

Characteristic

Artesunate–amodiaquine

Artemether–lumefantrine

Bensonville (n = 91)

Saclepea (n = 89)

Kakata (n = 89)

Sinje (n = 90)

Male, n (%)

52 (57.14)

43 (48.86)

45 (50.56)

41 (45.56)

Female, n (%)

39 (42.86)

46 (51.14)

44 (49.44)

49 (54.44)

Age (years): Mean (SDa)

2.6 (1.2)

2.5 (1.2)

2.6 (1.3)

2.1 (1.1)

Axillary temp Mean (SDa)

37.1 (0.9)

38 (0.7)

37.5 (1.0)

37.4 (0.9)

Parasite density (per µL):

    

 Geometric mean

28,592

27,625

16,425b

14714c

 CI 95%

11,781–18,375

22,303–34,217

12,625–21,369

14,712–14,714

  1. aSD: standard deviation
  2. bParasiatemia in Kakata was significantly lower than that of Bensonville t = 3.8; df = 177; p=0.0002) and Saclepea (t = 3.9; df = 177; P = 0.0001)
  3. cParasite density in Sinje was significantly lower than that of Bensonville (t = 3.0; df = 178; p = 0.003) and Saclepea (t = 3.0; df = 169; p = 0.003)