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Analysis 11.5. Comparison 11 Artemether-lumefantrine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine,<br />

Outcome 5 Gametocyte carriage.<br />

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

Comparison: 11 Artemether-lumefantrine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Outcome: 5 Gametocyte carriage<br />

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

1 Gametocyte carriage day 0<br />

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

Faye 2003 SEN 4/149 5/161 0.86 [ 0.24, 3.16 ]<br />

Fanello 2004 RWA 10/251 14/249 0.71 [ 0.32, 1.56 ]<br />

Zongo 2005 BFA 0/261 0/260 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 11/103 12/111 0.99 [ 0.46, 2.14 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 764 781 0.84 [ 0.51, 1.39 ]<br />

Total events: 25 (AL6), 31 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 0.35, df = 2 (P = 0.84); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.68 (P = 0.50)<br />

2 Gametocyte carriage day 3<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 9/149 16/161 0.61 [ 0.28, 1.33 ]<br />

Fanello 2004 RWA 7/251 20/249 0.35 [ 0.15, 0.81 ]<br />

Zongo 2005 BFA 0/261 3/260 0.14 [ 0.01, 2.74 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 661 670 0.43 [ 0.25, 0.75 ]<br />

Total events: 16 (AL6), 39 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 1.53, df = 2 (P = 0.47); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.96 (P = 0.0031)<br />

3 Gametocyte carriage day 7<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 9/149 19/161 0.51 [ 0.24, 1.10 ]<br />

Fanello 2004 RWA 2/251 19/249 0.10 [ 0.02, 0.44 ]<br />

Zongo 2005 BFA 0/261 3/260 0.14 [ 0.01, 2.74 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 5/102 13/105 0.40 [ 0.15, 1.07 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 763 775 0.32 [ 0.18, 0.54 ]<br />

Total events: 16 (AL6), 54 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 4.28, df = 3 (P = 0.23); I 2 =30%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 4.24 (P = 0.000022)<br />

4 Gametocyte carriage day 14<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 4/149 0/161 9.72 [ 0.53, 179.02 ]<br />

Fanello 2004 RWA 2/251 9/249 0.22 [ 0.05, 1.01 ]<br />

Zongo 2005 BFA 0/261 2/260 0.20 [ 0.01, 4.13 ]<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 />

0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000<br />

Favours AL6 Favours AQ+SP<br />

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