| Supervised | Unsupervised | Control | |
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Total PQ dose (radical cure) | 7Â mg/kg (max. 2 tablets/day) over 14 days | 3.5Â mg/kg (max. 1 tablet/day) over 14 days | ||
PQ prescription | All patients irrespective of malaria species | Only patients with P. vivax and P. ovale (single or mixed) species received radical cure P. falciparum patients received single dose 15Â mg PQ | ||
Treatment steps and supervision | Supervised DP for 3 days followed by 14 days of daily PQ supervised on alternate days | Supervised DP for 3 days followed by unsupervised PQ | Supervised first dose of DP followed by unsupervised DP and PQ | |
Follow-up visits | D1, D2, D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, D14, D16, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6 | D1, D2, D16, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6 | M6 |