Table 4

Adverse events after baseline but before recurrence of parasitaemia occurring in > 5% of patients, by body weight group

Adverse Events
n (%)



BWG1
5-<10 kg
(N = 50)
BWG2
10-<15 kg
(N = 37)
BWG3
15-<25 kg
(N = 16)
Ttotal
5-<25 kg
(N = 103)

Anaemia
32 (64.0)
20 (54.1)
7 (43.8)
59 (57.3)
Cough
20 (40.0)
11 (29.7)
2 (12.5)
33 (32.0)
Hepatomegaly
9 (18.0)
12 (32.4)
5 (31.3)
26 (25.2)
Respiratory tract infection
21 (42.0)
9 (24.3)
1 (6.3)
31 (30.1)
Splenomegaly
10 (20.0)
9 (24.3)
2 (12.5)
21 (20.4)
Diarrhoea
11 (22.0)
7 (18.9)
2 (12.5)
20 (19.4)
Vomiting
10 (20.0)
3 (8.1)
5 (31.3)
18 (17.5)
Rashes
11 (22.0)
5 (13.5)
1 (6.3)
17 (16.5)
Anorexia
9 (18.0)
5 (13.5)
1 (6.3)
15 (14.6)
Clonus
7 (14.0)
5 (13.5)
1 (6.3)
13 (12.6)
Insomnia
7 (14.0)
3 (8.1)
1 (6.3)
11 (10.7)
Catarrh
4 (8.0)
5 (13.5)
0 (0.0)
9 (8.7)
Hypothermia
5 (10.0)
1 (2.7)
0 (0.0)
6 (5.8)
Hyperreflexia
3 (6.0)
2 (5.4)
1 (6.3)
6 (5.8)

Falade et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:246   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-246

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