Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study children treated with artesunate-amodiaquine (ASAQ) or artemether-lumefantrine (AL)
Characteristic | Artesunate-amodiaquine | Artemether-lumefantrine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malabo (N = 88) | Bata (N = 88) | Ebibeyin (N = 88) | Malabo (N = 50) | Bata (N = 88) | Ebibeyin (N = 88) | |
Males, n (%) | 48 (54.5) | 43 (48.9) | 57 (64.8) | 25 (50) | 49 (55.7) | 44 (50) |
Mean age years (SD)† | 4.8 (2.6) | 4.2 (2.8) | 2.6 (1.9)* | 4 (2.1) | 4.5 (2.9) | 4.1 (2.4) |
Axillary temperature (°C) | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 37.5 (1.3) | 37.3 (1) | 38.1 (1.0) | 38.1 (1) | 38.0 (1.2) | 38.3 (1.2) |
Parasitaemia (per µl) | ||||||
Geometric mean | 29357 | 38373 | 29240 | 37411 | 45528 | 40691 |
Range | 500–200000 | 1770–200000 | 821–200000 | 1850–200000 | 3572–190500 | 4493–200000 |