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Analysis 12.3. Comparison 12 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine,<br />

Outcome 3 Gametocyte carriage.<br />

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

Comparison: 12 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Outcome: 3 Gametocyte carriage<br />

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

1 Gametocyte carriage day 0<br />

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

Hamour 2003 SDN 4/80 4/81 8.7 % 1.01 [ 0.26, 3.91 ]<br />

Swarthout 2004 ZAR 11/90 12/89 27.1 % 0.91 [ 0.42, 1.95 ]<br />

Van den Broek 2004 ZAR 23/101 24/91 64.2 % 0.86 [ 0.53, 1.42 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 271 261 100.0 % 0.89 [ 0.60, 1.32 ]<br />

Total events: 38 (AS+AQ), 40 (AS+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.0; Chi 2 = 0.05, df = 2 (P = 0.97); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.59 (P = 0.56)<br />

2 Gametocyte carriage day 3<br />

Van den Broek 2004 ZAR 36/99 36/88 75.0 % 0.89 [ 0.62, 1.28 ]<br />

Swarthout 2004 ZAR 16/89 16/87 25.0 % 0.98 [ 0.52, 1.83 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 188 175 100.0 % 0.91 [ 0.67, 1.25 ]<br />

Total events: 52 (AS+AQ), 52 (AS+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.0; Chi 2 = 0.07, df = 1 (P = 0.80); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.59 (P = 0.56)<br />

3 Gametocyte carriage day 7<br />

Van den Broek 2004 ZAR 30/98 31/89 78.9 % 0.88 [ 0.58, 1.33 ]<br />

Swarthout 2004 ZAR 13/87 9/89 21.1 % 1.48 [ 0.67, 3.28 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 185 178 100.0 % 1.02 [ 0.64, 1.61 ]<br />

Total events: 43 (AS+AQ), 40 (AS+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.03; Chi 2 = 1.31, df = 1 (P = 0.25); I 2 =24%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.07 (P = 0.95)<br />

4 Gametocyte carriage day 14<br />

Hamour 2003 SDN 3/80 4/79 16.0 % 0.74 [ 0.17, 3.20 ]<br />

Swarthout 2004 ZAR 7/87 1/86 8.0 % 6.92 [ 0.87, 55.06 ]<br />

Van den Broek 2004 ZAR 12/99 18/89 76.0 % 0.60 [ 0.31, 1.17 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 266 254 100.0 % 1.08 [ 0.32, 3.73 ]<br />

Total events: 22 (AS+AQ), 23 (AS+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.72; Chi 2 = 5.14, df = 2 (P = 0.08); I 2 =61%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.13 (P = 0.90)<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br />

Favours ASAQ Favours ASSP<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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