Table 4

Variations in mean gametocyte sex ratio with time after amodiaquine treatment of 612 children



Year





Days of follow up
Sex ratio
2000
2004
2006
2000–2006
P value

0
Mean
0.004 (12)
0.048 (38)
0.2 (16)
0.076 (66)
< 0.0001

SE
0.004
0.019
0.05
0.019

1
Mean
0.0 (4)
0.076 (37)
0.32 (8)
0.11 (49)
0.003

SE
0.0
0.025
0.12
0.03

2
Mean
0.13 (7)
0.1 (34)
0.25 (6)
0.13 (47)
0.3

SE
0.08
0.03
0.08
0.03

3
Mean
0.29 (11)
0.15 (38)
0.4 (21)
0.25 (70)
0.006

SE
0.1
0.03
0.08
0.04

7
Mean
0.25 (12)
0.25 (22)
0.37 (16)
0.29 (50)
0.48

SE
0.11
0.05
0.1
0.05

14
Mean
0.13 (5)
0.28 (18)
0.51 (6)
0.3 (29)
0.14

SE
0.08
0.08
0.14
0.06

21
Mean
-
0.25 (4)
0.3 (1)
0.26 (5)
-

SE
-
0.25
-
0.19

28
Mean
-
0.0 (2)
0.52 (2)
0.26 (4)
0.46

SE
-
0.0
0.19
0.17


SE, standard error of mean; Number in parenthesis indicates number of patients

Sowunmi et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:169   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-169

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