Table 8 |
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Parameter estimates from the exponential model with gamma frailty for the length of gametocytes carriage, data from Thailand and The Gambia combined, N = 971 |
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Exp(Coefficient)1 |
95% CI |
P-value |
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Study Site |
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Thailand |
0.139 |
0.099–0.193 |
< 0.001 |
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The Gambia |
1.000 |
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Anaemia |
1.266 |
1.071–1.496 |
0.006 |
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Treatment with artemisinin derivatives |
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Thailand |
0.725 |
0.549–0.958 |
0.024 |
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The Gambia |
0.293 |
0.226–0.380 |
< 0.001 |
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Presence of gametocytes before treatment |
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Thailand |
0.934 |
0.704–1.239 |
0.636 |
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The Gambia |
1.723 |
1.335–2.222 |
< 0.001 |
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1 Represents change in length of gametocytes carriage relative to the rest of the population |
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Stepniewska et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:249 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-249 |
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