Table 2 Summary of compliance in dried blood spot collection over the 28-day study period for adults and children

Excellent or Good compliers (≥ 16 samples collected)^a

60/60 (100%)

36/39 (92%)

27/28 (96%)

123/127 (96%)

Fair or poor compliers (< 16 samples collected)^a

0/60 (0%)

3/39 (8%)

1/28 (4%)

4/127 (3.1%)

Developed RDT(+) falciparum malaria during study^b

1/60 (1.6%)

2/42 (4.8%)

2/29 (6.9%)

5/131 (3.8%)

Discontinued in week 1^b

0/60 (0%)

1/42 (2.4%)

0/29 (0%)

1/131 (0.8%)

Discontinued in week 2^b

0/60 (0%)

0/41(0%)

0/29 (0%)

0/130 (0%)

Discontinued in week 3^b

0/60 (0%)

1/40 (2.5%)

1/29 (3.5%)

2/129 (1.6%)

Discontinued in week 4^b

1/59 (1.7%)

1/38 (2.6%)

0/26 (0%)

2/123 (1.6%)