Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of included patients in the in vivo study, Dabola
| Characteristics | AS/AQ (n = 110) | AS/SP (n = 110) | p | |
| Gender ratio | M/F | 54/56 0.96 |
51/59 0.86 |
0.16 |
| Age (months) | Mean (SD) | 29.5 (14.9) | 28.7 (12.9) | 0.68 |
| Middle-upper arm circumference (mm) | Mean (SD) | 149.2 (12.5) | 147.6 (10.8) | 0.29 |
| Axillary temperature (°C) | Median (IQR) | 39.0 (37.8–39.8) | 39.1 (38.1–40.0) | 0.46 |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | Mean (SD) | 8.7 (2.0) | 8.7 (1.9) | 0.92 |
| Asexual parasitaemia (/μL) | Geometric mean (IQR) | 40,492 20,121–97,615 |
34,716 15,658–41,226 |
0.45 |
| Gametocyte carriage | n (%) 95% CI |
13 (11.8) 6.4 – 19.3 |
11 (10.0) 5.1 – 17.8 |
0.66 |
SD: Standard deviation IQR: Inter-Quartile Range