Table 5.

Oucomes of treatment of uncomplicated malaria by a village health worker with Argemone mexicana decoction (AM ) or Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT ) as first-line anti-malarial (% and 95%CI)[35].

	AM group	ACT group
No need for 2nd line treatment	89.3% (84.1 – 93.2)	95% (88.8 – 98.3)
T <37.5°C (**) at day 14	93.9 (89.3 - 96.7)	97.0 (91.6 – 99.4)
T <37.5°C at day 28	96.9 (93.5 – 98.9)	99.0 (94.6 – 100.0)
Severe malaria >5yo	0 (0 - 1.83)	0 (0 - 3.62)
Severe malaria (0-5 yo)	1.9% (0.2 – 6.7)	1.9% (0.05 – 10.3)
Severe malaria (all ages) - Coma / convulsions	0 (0 - 1.83)	0 (0 - 3.62)
Adverse effects	14.2% (9.7 - 19.9)*	18.8% (11.7 - 27.8)*
New episode (day 15-28) (parasite positive)	12.8% (8.4 – 18.3)	9.9% (4.9 – 17.5)

* Most common adverse effects : Cough and diarrhoea with AM, vomiting with ACT

** Temperature in degree Celsius