Table 1 Study profile and characteristics of patients enrolled in Felegeselam and Arbaminch Health Centers, Ethiopia, 2017

Median age, years (range)

15 (1–57)

25 (18–65)

14 (1–70)

23 (18–70)

Age groups, years (n)

 6 months̵̵̵– ≤ 5 years

2

n/a

17

n/a

  > 5– < 18 years

75

n/a

82

n/a

  ≥ 18 years

29

75

43

56

Median weight, kg (range)

45 (8–79)

53 (39–71)

42 (9–78)

59 (41–106)

Percent male, %

66.0

70.7

56.3

64.3

Median day 0 parasitaemia, parasites/µl (range)

18,255

(520–97,326)

8755

(524–96,000)

10,051

(520–48,320)

5373

(737–30,320)

Median day 0 gametocyte density, gametocytes/µl (range)

0

0

(0–3520)

401

(0–14,023)

320

(0–10,000)

Median day 0 haemoglobin, g/dl (range)

13.3 (8.6–18.7)

13.3 (7.4–17.6)

12.8 (7.3–18.3)

14.3 (9.9–17.6)