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. 2008 Dec 22;3(12):e4000. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004000

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.