Table 3.

Demographic, clinical and parasitological characteristics of children included into the chloroquine efficacy study at baseline and follow-up time points

	Baseline survey	Baseline survey	Follow-up survey	Follow-up survey
	Intervention (n = 68)	Control (n = 46)	Intervention (n = 88)	Control (n = 93)
Mean age, range (months)	30.1; 6–58	33.5; 12–60	25.1; 6–58	27.7; 6–58
Male	35	21	46	45
Mean weight, range (kg)	11.1; 6.5–16.9	11.2; 5.9–17.3	10.1; 5.9–18.3	10.3; 5–16
Mean temperature, range (°C)	38.0; 37.5–39.5	38.0; 37.5–39.4	38.1; 37.5–40.1	38.2; 37.5–40.5
Mean number P. falciparum trophozoites, range	19.826, 5.000–67.000	24.541; 5.000–158.000	33.448; 5.000–174.500	21.063; 5.000–101.000