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Analysis 13.3. Comparison 13 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxinepyrimethamine,<br />

Outcome 3 Gametocyte development.<br />

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

Comparison: 13 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Outcome: 3 Gametocyte development<br />

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

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

Staedke 2003 UGA 6/121 9/125 5.3 % 0.69 [ 0.25, 1.88 ]<br />

Yeka 2004 UGA 104/551 158/557 94.7 % 0.67 [ 0.54, 0.83 ]<br />

Total (95% CI) 672 682 100.0 % 0.67 [ 0.54, 0.82 ]<br />

Total events: 110 (AS+AQ), 167 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 0.00, df = 1 (P = 0.95); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 3.73 (P = 0.00019)<br />

0.2 0.5 1 2 5<br />

Favours ASAQ Favours AQSP<br />

Analysis 13.4. Comparison 13 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxinepyrimethamine,<br />

Outcome 4 Gametocyte carriage.<br />

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

Comparison: 13 Artesunate plus amodiaquine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Outcome: 4 Gametocyte carriage<br />

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

1 Gametocyte carriage day 0<br />

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

Faye 2003 SEN 0/360 5/161 0.04 [ 0.00, 0.73 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 16/111 12/111 1.33 [ 0.66, 2.69 ]<br />

Menard 2006 MDG 3/83 2/83 1.50 [ 0.26, 8.75 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 554 355 0.69 [ 0.13, 3.59 ]<br />

Total events: 19 (AS+AQ), 19 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 1.36; Chi 2 = 5.97, df = 2 (P = 0.05); I 2 =66%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.44 (P = 0.66)<br />

2 Gametocyte carriage day 3<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/360 16/161 0.01 [ 0.00, 0.23 ]<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 ASAQ Favours AQSP<br />

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