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Analysis 12.4. Comparison 12 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine,<br />

Outcome 4 Proportion of participants with anaemia.<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: 4 Proportion of participants with anaemia<br />

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

1 At baseline<br />

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

Guthmann 2003 AGO 80/97 81/90 45.1 % 0.92 [ 0.82, 1.03 ]<br />

Kayentao 2006 MLI 93/133 102/132 54.9 % 0.90 [ 0.78, 1.05 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 230 222 100.0 % 0.91 [ 0.83, 1.00 ]<br />

Total events: 173 (AS+AQ), 183 (AS+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 0.02, df = 1 (P = 0.89); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.95 (P = 0.051)<br />

2 At Day 28<br />

Guthmann 2003 AGO 33/84 31/84 28.4 % 1.06 [ 0.72, 1.57 ]<br />

Kayentao 2006 MLI 71/131 78/130 71.6 % 0.90 [ 0.73, 1.12 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 215 214 100.0 % 0.95 [ 0.79, 1.14 ]<br />

Total events: 104 (AS+AQ), 109 (AS+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 0.55, df = 1 (P = 0.46); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.55 (P = 0.58)<br />

0.5 0.7 1 1.5 2<br />

Favours AS+AQ Favours AS+SP<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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