Table 3.
Variation in geometric mean parasite density of patients attending CAMEF during the in vivo study, 2007-2008 by sex, age group, and social class during followup after treatment with Malartin and SP.
| Characteristic | GMPD | ||||
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| Category | Day 0 | Day 3 | Day 7 | Day 14 | |
| Sex | Male N = 74 | 4599 (1014–04000) | 2199 (382–5846) | 900 (207–4938) | 808 (280–3749) |
| Female N = 100 | 4154 (1000–42974) | 1904 (196–10667) | 641 (143–4525) | 626 (167–3574) | |
| Level of significance |
F = 1.418 P = 0.235 |
F = 0.625 P = 0.430 |
F = 4.826 P = 0.030 |
F = 0.764 P = 0.386 |
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| Age group (years) | 1–5 (N = 49) | 6517 (1087–48511) | 2189 (196–5846) | 788 (181–3629) | 751 (170–3749) |
| 6–10 (N = 33) | 3820 (1067–104000) | 1652 (203–7719) | 608 (182–1920) | 604 (475–776) | |
| 11–15 (N = 24) | 4054 (1200–18316) | 2424 (333–7385) | 832 (207–2913) | 613 (167–2222) | |
| >15 (N = 68) | 3524 (1000–36596) | 1975 (218–10667) | 730 (143–4938) | 692 (150–3176) | |
| Level of significance |
F = 3.667 P = 0.014 |
F = 1.232 P = 0.300 |
F = 0.740 P = 0.540 |
F = 1.143 P = 0.342 |
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| Social class | Poor class (N = 136) | 4495 (1000–48511) | 2021 (203–10667) | 727 (143–4938) | 854 (167–3749) |
| Middle class (N = 32) | 4238 (1014–104000) | 2239 (196–15846) | 838 (385–2939) | 746 (350–3176) | |
| Rich class (N = 06) | 2193 (1023–5500) | 822 (406–2016) | 353 (353–353) | 0 | |
| Level of significance |
F = 0.793 P = 0.454 |
F = 1.315 P = 0.272 |
F = 0.282 P = 0.755 |
F = 0.234 P = 0.792 |
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