Table 2.
Parasite clearance by microscopy and study site
| Characteristics | Overall | Nagaga | Mkuzi | Mlimba | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | ||
| Day 0 | 264 (100.0) | NA | 88 (100) | NA | 88 (100) | NA | 88 (100) | NA | |
| Day 1 | 232 (87.8) | 84–92 | 76 (86.3) | 77–92 | 83 (94.3) | 87–97.6 | 73 (83) | 74.5–90.3 | |
| Day 2 | 36 (13.6) | 10–18.3 | 15 (17) | 10.4–26.2 | 12 (13.6) | 7.9–22.6 | 9 (10.2) | 5.4–18.8 | |
| Day 3 | 0 (0) | NA | 0 (0) | NA | 0 (0) | NA | 0 (0) | NA | |
| Geometric Mean Parasite density (/μL) | |||||||||
| Day 0 | 30,360 | 25,862–35,642 | 23, 785 | 17,142–33,004 | 44,880 | 36,320–55,458 | 26,216 | 19,936–34,473 | |
| Day 1 | 501 | 388–648 | 742 | 488–1129 | 431 | 257–722 | 396 | 273–575 | |
| Day 2 | 46 | 26–81 | 28 | 20 -39 | 114 | 22–597 | 33 | 20–56 | |
| Day 3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
μL, microlitre; CI, confidence interval, NA, not applicable