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Study or subgroup AL6 AS+AQ Risk Ratio Risk Ratio<br />

4 Gametocyte carriage day 14<br />

n/N n/N M-H,Fixed,95% CI M-H,Fixed,95% CI<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 4/149 0/360 21.66 [ 1.17, 399.81 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 2/100 7/109 0.31 [ 0.07, 1.46 ]<br />

0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000<br />

Favours AL6 Favours AS+AQ<br />

Analysis 9.5. Comparison 9 Artemether-lumefantrine vs Artesunate plus amodiaquine, Outcome 5<br />

Anaemia.<br />

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

Comparison: 9 Artemether-lumefantrine vs Artesunate plus amodiaquine<br />

Outcome: 5 Anaemia<br />

Study or subgroup AL6 AS+AQ Mean Difference Mean Difference<br />

1 Mean haemoglobin (g/dl) at baseline<br />

N Mean(SD) N Mean(SD) IV,Fixed,95% CI IV,Fixed,95% CI<br />

Bukirwa 2005 UGA 202 10.3 (1.73) 201 10.3 (1.74) 0.0 [ -0.34, 0.34 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 202 11.5 (1.2) 232 11.5 (1.4) 0.0 [ -0.24, 0.24 ]<br />

Owusu-Agyei 2006 GHA 152 9.2 (1.4) 151 9 (1.3) 0.20 [ -0.10, 0.50 ]<br />

Kobbe 2007 GHA 123 9.6 (1.7) 123 9.9 (1.9) -0.30 [ -0.75, 0.15 ]<br />

2 Mean haemoglobin (g/dl) at Day 28<br />

Owusu-Agyei 2006 GHA 152 10 (1.6) 151 9.9 (1.7) 0.10 [ -0.27, 0.47 ]<br />

3 Mean change in haemoglobin (g/dl) from baseline to Day 28<br />

Bukirwa 2005 UGA 202 1.39 (1.76) 201 1.35 (1.71) 0.04 [ -0.30, 0.38 ]<br />

4 Mean haematocrit at baseline<br />

Falade 2005 NGA 66 30 (5.05) 66 30.4 (4.79) -0.40 [ -2.08, 1.28 ]<br />

5 Mean haematocrit at Day 28<br />

Falade 2005 NGA 66 33.4 (3.45) 66 33 (3.79) 0.40 [ -0.84, 1.64 ]<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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Favours AS+AQ Favours AL6<br />

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