Table 5.

Presence of Plasmodium falciparum parasites among participants throughout follow-up

Category	Baseline	Day 3	Day 7	Month 1*	Month 2†
Microscopy result, n (Col%)
Negative	0 (0.0)	45 (100.0)	38 (97.4)	45 (97.8)	46 (95.8)
Positive	56 (96.6)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (2.2)	2 (4.2)
Gametocytes only	2 (3.4)	0 (0.0)	1 (2.6)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Total, N	58	45	39	46	48

^*Follow-up visit ranged from 59 to 83 (median: 70) days after baseline.

^†Follow-up visit ranged from 21 to 63 (median: 44) days after baseline.