Table 1.

Characteristics of children, matched on gender, age, week of inclusion and rapid diagnostic test status.

Children characteristics	IG	CG	p value
Sex, no. male/female	104/138	105/137	0.93
Age, years; n = 242	9,1 (2.5)	9,1 (2.5)	0.95
Body temperature, °C; n = 242	37.7 (0.7)	37.1 (0.3)	< 10-5
Positive blood smear, day 0	12 (including 1 P. malariae); n = 242	3 (including 1 P. malariae); n = 236	0.02
Bednet use	54; n = 234	46; n = 238	0.32
Chloroquine detection day 0	13; n = 100	6; n = 99	0.1
Chloroquine detection day 14	7; n = 98	8; n = 98	0.79
Quinine detection day 0	1; n = 100	0; n = 99	_
Quinine detection day 14	0; n = 99	0; n = 98	_

Quantitative data are mean (SD). SD: Standard deviation; IG: index group; CG: control group.