Table 3.
Adverse events overall (n=21 817) | Adverse events in ten sentinel villages (n=1399) | |
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Dizziness | 144 (0·7%) | 6 (0·4%) |
Abdominal pain | 80 (0·4%) | 8 (0·6%) |
Diarrhoea | 71 (0·3%) | 10 (0·7%) |
Headache | 47 (0·2%) | 10 (0·7%) |
Muscle pain | 42 (0·2%) | 4 (0·3%) |
Joint pain | 37 (0·2%) | 5 (0·4%) |
Itch | 24 (0·1%) | 12 (0·9%) |
Nausea | 15 (0·1%) | 3 (0·2%) |
Vomiting | 6 (<0·1%) | 0 |
Other* | 59 (0·3%) | 0 |
Individuals who experienced more than one event | 46 (0·2%) | 0 |
Individuals who experienced at least one event | 571 (2·6%) | 58 (4·1%) |
Adverse event data were collected at the second study visit 7–14 days after the baseline coadministration of azithromycin and ivermectin.
Other reported events included skin conditions (n=29, including 15 tinea infections and seven molluscum contagiosum), eye conditions (n=17), and other miscellaneous (n=13, including conditions such as broken knee).