TABLE 5.
Incidence of malaria according to iron treatment arm, by study group1
| Malaria incidence per 100 person-years (95% CI) | Delayed to immediate incidence rate ratio (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study group | Delayed | Immediate | P | |
| Cerebral malaria | ||||
| n | 40 | 39 | ||
| All visits | 30.4 (15.6, 59.2) | 28.5 (15.2, 53.6) | 1.07 (0.43, 2.67) | 0.89 |
| Inpatient | 10.1 (3.3, 31.4) | 8.6 (2.8, 26.5) | 1.18 (0.24, 5.87) | 0.84 |
| Outpatient | 20.3 (9.1, 45.1) | 20.0 (9.5, 41.9) | 1.02 (0.34, 3.02) | 0.98 |
| Severe malarial anemia | ||||
| n | 38 | 39 | ||
| All visits | 47.0 (27.6, 79.8) | 63.2 (38.8, 102.9) | 0.74 (0.36, 1.53) | 0.42 |
| Inpatient | 14.7 (6.1, 35.3) | 37.3 (21.2, 65.6) | 0.39 (0.14, 1.12) | 0.08 |
| Outpatient | 32.2 (16.4, 63.6) | 25.3 (11.6, 54.6) | 1.28 (0.46, 3.58) | 0.64 |
| Community children | ||||
| n | 16 | 19 | ||
| All visits | 32.7 (8.6, 123.9) | 16.5 (3.8, 71.0) | 1.98 (0.28, 14.27) | 0.50 |
| Inpatient | 13.1 (1.6, 105.4) | 5.5 (0.50, 62.3) | 2.38 (0.10, 58.4) | 0.60 |
| Outpatient | 19.6 (5.1, 75.2) | 11.0 (2.4, 51.2) | 1.78 (0.23, 13.7) | 0.58 |
1
Malaria defined as Plasmodium falciparum on a blood smear with measured axillary temperature ≥37.5°C.