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Analysis 9.8. Comparison 9 Artemether-lumefantrine vs Artesunate plus amodiaquine, Outcome 8 Early<br />

vomiting.<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: 8 Early vomiting<br />

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

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

Guthmann 2004 AGO 1/68 2/69 4.3 % 0.51 [ 0.05, 5.47 ]<br />

Falade 2005 NGA 4/66 5/66 10.9 % 0.80 [ 0.22, 2.85 ]<br />

Owusu-Agyei 2006 GHA 22/177 22/178 47.8 % 1.01 [ 0.58, 1.75 ]<br />

Adjei 2006 GHA 2/111 2/116 4.3 % 1.05 [ 0.15, 7.29 ]<br />

Kobbe 2007 GHA 11/123 15/123 32.7 % 0.73 [ 0.35, 1.53 ]<br />

Total (95% CI) 545 552 100.0 % 0.87 [ 0.59, 1.31 ]<br />

Total events: 40 (AL6), 46 (AS+AQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 0.72, df = 4 (P = 0.95); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.66 (P = 0.51)<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br />

Favours AL6 Favours AS+AQ<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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