Table 4.

Morbidity in children who received SP plus AQ or placebo during the malaria transmission period

	Placebo (person months at risk, 2279)		SP/AQ (person months at risk, 2248)
Outcome	Events	Incidence rate/100 person months	Events	Incidence rate/100 person months	Protective efficacy (95% CI)	P
Total outpatient visits	142	6.2	155	6.9	-11% (-42%, 14%)	0.42
Anaemia (Hb < 11 g/dL)	71	3.1	70	3.1	0% (-44%, 30%)	0.99
Moderate anaemia (Hb < 8 g/dL)	14	0.6	13	0.6	6% (-100%, 60%)	0.89
Fever (temp ≥ 37.5°C)	33	1.4	28	1.2	14% (-42%, 48%)	0.55
Upper respiratory tract infection	48	2.1	49	2.2	-4% (-58%, 32%)	0.86
Skin/soft tissue infection	25	1.1	21	0.9	15% (-53%, 47%)	0.59
Gastroenteritis	42	1.8	39	1.7	6% (-60%, 45%)	0.83