Table 4

Interdose interval comparison between hospitalized versus outpatient setting, as measured by electronic pill-box monitoring.

The interval between doses

hospitalisation period (373 intervals)

outpatient period (462 intervals)

p-value

Number of doses

%

Number of doses

%

interdose

longer than 9 hours

17

4.0

115

20.2

< 0.001*

Longer than 10 hours

6

1.4

57

10.0

< 0.001*

interdose

shorter than 7 hours

35

8.2

93

16.4

0.001*

shorter than 6 hours

14

3.3

38

6.7

0.023*

*Statistically significant between hospitalization and the outpatient period

Twagirumukiza et al. Malaria Journal 2010 9:206   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-206