Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients who completed the study
| Characteristic | HIV status | |||
| HIV-1 negative | HIV-1 positive | |||
| Less than 5 years | 5 years and above | Less than 5 years | 5 years and above | |
| Percent female | 46% | 55% | 44% | 66% |
| Median age in years (IQR) | 3.0 (2–4) | 9 (6–12) | 4 (3–4) | 25 (10–34) |
| Mean temperature °C (SD) | 38.3 (1.2) | 37.7 (1.1) | 38.5 (0.9) | 38.0 (1.0) |
| Mean Parasite density per ul (SD) |
58,828 (74388) | 49,897 (65116) | 53,250 (67666) | 63,032 (107614) |
| Mean log parasite density (SD) | 4.4 (0.65) | 4.3 (0.62) | 4.3 (0.69) | 4.4 (0.6) |
| Median weight (IQR) | 13 (10–15) | 24 (19–35) | 13.1 (37.7–39.3) | 45.5 (24.6–54) |