Table 2

Demographic, clinical and parasitological characteristics of subjects treated with 4 malaria regimens in Purworejo District, Indonesia


Treatment group
Summary statistic




CQ alone
CQ + SP
CQ + SP + PQ0
CQ + SP + PQ2


Sample size
29
32
28
28
n/a
Male: Female
1.2 : 1
1.5 : 1
1 : 1.2
1.3 : 1
p = 0.771a
Mean age (range)
36 (17–55)
40 (20–60)
40 (20–62)
35 (16–65)
p = 0.256b
Geometric mean asexual parasite density (95% CI)
653 (382–1118)
1465 (849–2531)
1148 (582–2263)
1409 (720–2760)
p = 0.286b
Fever Rate
24%
41%
29%
36%
p = 0.529a

CQ = chloroquine, SP = sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine, PQ0 = primaquine on day 0, PQ2 = primaquine on day 2, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval

n/a – not applicable

a) Chi-square test

b) Kruskal-Wallis test

Lederman et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:108   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-108

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