TABLE 2.

Independent factors associated with a change in gametocytemia over 28 days by univariate analysis^a

Factor	OR	95% CI	P value
Treatment
DP-SLDPQ
DP	5.59	1.71, 18.27	0.0044
Status on day 0
Negative
Positive	15.83	4.83, 51.91	<0.0001
Patient recrudescence status
Cured
Recrudescent	11.11	2.78, 44.36	0.0006
Day 0 hemoglobin concn	0.46	0.34, 0.63	<0.0001
Day of follow-up	0.94	0.91, 0.96	<0.0001

^aOR, odds ratio (an odds ratio of <1 indicates a negative association); CI, confidence interval.