Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients and their responses to treatment with SP and CQ.

		Treatment with SP	Treatment with CQ
Sex	Male	66	66
	Female	34	34
	Male: Female	1.94	1.94
Age (years)	Mean ± S.D.	20.69±13.0	21.74±13.84
	Range	2–64	2–65
	n (<15 years)	34	33
	n (15–30 years)	45	44
	n (>30 years)	21	23
Parasites count (µL−1)	Geometric mean	19589.06	7678.79
	Range	3160–127720	1000–97866
	Proportion of patients with <50000	87	95
	Proportion of patients with >50000	13	5

ACPR = Adequate Clinical and Parasitological Response; TF = Treatment failure, ETF = Early Treatment Failure, LCF = Late Clinical Failure; LPF = Late Parasitological Failure; CF = Clinical failure, TF = Treatment failure.