Table 1 |
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Baseline characteristics of the study children enrolled in the three intervention arms |
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| Characteristics |
Clinical algorithm + microscopy (Arm-I) |
Clinical algorithm (Arm-II) |
No special training (Arm-III) |
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| Total children enrolled |
973 |
1058 |
1100 |
| Mean age in months (SD) |
22.5 (14.9) |
20.0 (14.8) |
20.4 (14.3) |
| Males |
472 (48.5) |
555 (52.5) |
563 (50.8) |
| Prior treatment taken* |
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| Paracetamol |
520 (53.4) |
522 (49.3) |
442 (40.1) |
| Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine |
10 (1.0) |
9 (0.9) |
8 (0.7) |
| Amodiaquine |
7 (0.7) |
12 (1.1) |
5 (0.5) |
| Antibiotics |
11 (1.1) |
22 (2.1) |
6 (0.6) |
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Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise *14 days prior to enrolment |
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Ngasala et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:199 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-199 |
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