Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study individual by site

No. of patients

33

183

35

251

Males, %

45.5%

48.6%

45.7%

47.8%

Age (years)

mean (SD*)

5.6 (2.2)

5.8 (2.5)

6.9 (1.5)

5.6 (2.4)

range (min–max)

0.6–10

0.5–10

2.2–9.6

0.5–10

Temperature (°C), day 0

mean (SD*)

37.0 (0.6)

36.8 (0.6)

36.5 (0.5)

36.7 (0.6)

Parasitaemia

light microscopy(µl), day 0

median (IQR)

4831

(928–32,451)

1350

(461–6639)

706

(168–7019)

1365

(449–8210)

range (min–max)

24–544,000

16–207,273

16–180,870

16–544,000