Table 6. Comparison of clinical malaria with any parasitaemia during the rainy season following the IPTc intervention between infants and older children.
Age group | Treatment group | Events | PWAR1 | Rate* | Protective Efficacy (95% CI) | p-value |
15–23 months (Formerly 3–11 moths) | Placebo | 6 | 1629 | 0.37 | ||
SP bimonthly | 16 | 2156 | 0.74 | −50% (−34%, 84%) | 0.070 | |
AS+AQ bimonthly | 13 | 2108 | 0.62 | −40% (−68%, 81%) | 0.152 | |
AS+AQ monthly | 21 | 2152 | 0.98 | −62% (−3%, 88%) | 0.014 | |
24–71 months (Formerly 12–59 months) | Placebo | 40 | 10038 | 0.40 | ||
SP bimonthly | 43 | 8428 | 0.51 | −22% (−23%, 51%) | 0.131 | |
AS+AQ bimonthly | 28 | 7470 | 0.37 | 6% (−56%, 44%) | 0.405 | |
AS+AQ monthly | 39 | 9076 | 0.43 | −7% (−48%, 42%) | 0.369 |
PWAR1- person weeks at risk; *Per 100 child years at risk; Protective efficacy calculated on the basis of incidence rates (1−IRR)×100.