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Comparison 5. Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Outcome or subgroup title<br />

No. of<br />

studies<br />

No. of<br />

participants Statistical method Effect size<br />

1 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day<br />

28 PCR unadjusted<br />

2 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only<br />

1.1 Africa 2 848 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.37 [0.25, 0.55]<br />

2 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day<br />

28 PCR adjusted<br />

2 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only<br />

2.1 Africa 2 802 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.30 [0.17, 0.54]<br />

3 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day<br />

42 PCR unadjusted<br />

1 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only<br />

3.1 Africa 1 341 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.64 [0.33, 1.24]<br />

4 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day<br />

42 PCR adjusted<br />

1 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only<br />

4.1 Africa 1 319 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.55 [0.16, 1.83]<br />

5 Gametocyte development 1 367 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.70 [0.27, 1.79]<br />

6 Anaemia 2 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only<br />

6.1 Mean haemoglobin (g/dl)<br />

at baseline<br />

1 371 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) -0.20 [-0.68, 0.28]<br />

6.2 Mean haemoglobin (g/dl)<br />

at day 42 or last day of follow<br />

up<br />

1 371 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) -0.20 [-0.51, 0.11]<br />

6.3 Mean packed cell volume<br />

at baseline<br />

1 510 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Not estimable<br />

6.4 Mean packed cell volume<br />

at day 14<br />

1 510 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) -1.10 [-1.73, -0.47]<br />

7 Early vomiting 1 383 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 3.34 [0.70, 15.87]<br />

Comparison 6. Artesunate plus mefloquine vs Artemether-lumefantrine<br />

Outcome or subgroup title<br />

No. of<br />

studies<br />

No. of<br />

participants Statistical method Effect size<br />

1 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day<br />

42 PCR unadjusted<br />

4 Risk Ratio (M-H, Random, 95% CI) Subtotals only<br />

1.1 Asia 4 1000 Risk Ratio (M-H, Random, 95% CI) 0.53 [0.29, 0.94]<br />

2 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day<br />

42 PCR adjusted<br />

4 Risk Ratio (M-H, Random, 95% CI) Subtotals only<br />

2.1 Asia 4 904 Risk Ratio (M-H, Random, 95% CI) 0.38 [0.05, 2.84]<br />

3 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day<br />

28 PCR unadjusted<br />

5 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only<br />

3.1 Africa 2 752 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.65 [0.48, 0.89]<br />

3.2 Asia 3 854 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.80 [0.41, 1.58]<br />

4 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day<br />

28 PCR adjusted<br />

5 1479 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.25 [0.63, 2.50]<br />

4.1 Africa 2 643 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.08 [0.41, 2.85]<br />

<strong>Artemisinin</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>combination</strong> <strong>therapy</strong> <strong>for</strong> treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)<br />

Copyright © 2009 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Cochrane</strong> Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<br />

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