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. 2015 Sep 17;14:349. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0881-2

Table 2.

Day 7 and day 28 cure rates

Day 7 cure rate (N = 117) Day 28 cure rate (N = 98)
n (%) 95 % CI n (%) 95 % CI
Overall 107 (91.5) 84.8–95.8 95 (96.9) 91.3–99.4
By age (years)
 ≤16 14/15 (93.3) 68.1–99.8 11/12 (91.7) 61.5-99.8
 17–64 88/96 (91.7) 84.4–96.3 78/80 (97.5) 91.3–99.7
 ≥65 5/6 (83.3) 35.9–99.6 6/6 (100.0) 54.1–100.0
By BMI (kg/m2)
 <25 35/39 (89.7) 75.8–97.1 28/30 (93.3) 77.9–99.2
 ≥25 39/40 (97.5) 86.8–99.9 38/39 (97.4) 86.5–99.9
 Unknown/not reported 33/38 (86.8) 71.9–95.6 29/29 (100.0) 88.1–100.0
By immune status
 Likely non-immune 89/99 (89.9) 82.2–95.1 78/81 (96.3) 89.6–99.2
 Likely semi-immune 18/18 (100.0) 81.5–100.0 17/17 (100.0) 80.5–100.0
By malaria species
 P. falciparum 81/90 (90.0) 81.9–95.3 73/75 (97.3) 90.7–99.7
 Other Plasmodium species (including P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae) 18/18 (100.0) 81.5–100.0 16/17 (94.1) 71.3–99.9
 Undetermined 8/9 (88.9) 51.8–99.7 6/6 (100.0) 54.1–100.0
By status of malaria diagnosis
 Confirmed 106/116 (91.4) 84.7–95.8 95/98 (96.9) 91.3–99.4
 Suspected 1/1 (100.0) 2.5–100.0 0/0 (0.0)

CI, confidence interval, calculated according to the exact Pearson-Clopper method