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Analysis 18.1. Comparison 18 How does Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine per<strong>for</strong>m?, Outcome 1<br />

Effectiveness: Total Failure (P. falciparum) PCR adjusted.<br />

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

Comparison: 18 How does Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine per<strong>for</strong>m?<br />

Outcome: 1 Effectiveness: Total Failure (P. falciparum) PCR adjusted<br />

Study or subgroup DHA-P Control Risk Ratio Weight Risk Ratio<br />

1 Day 63: DHA-P vs Artesunate plus mefloquine<br />

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

Ashley 2003b THA 3/131 9/131 31.2 % 0.33 [ 0.09, 1.20 ]<br />

Janssens 2003 KHM 4/181 5/190 30.8 % 0.84 [ 0.23, 3.08 ]<br />

Ashley 2004 THA 3/292 7/137 29.6 % 0.20 [ 0.05, 0.77 ]<br />

Grande 2005 PER 4/211 0/224 8.4 % 9.55 [ 0.52, 176.35 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 815 682 100.0 % 0.57 [ 0.17, 1.83 ]<br />

Total events: 14 (DHA-P), 21 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.78; Chi 2 = 6.94, df = 3 (P = 0.07); I 2 =57%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.95 (P = 0.34)<br />

2 Day 42: DHA-P vs Artemether-lumefantrine<br />

Ratcliff 2005 IDN 3/179 3/138 11.7 % 0.77 [ 0.16, 3.76 ]<br />

Kamya 2006 UGA 13/130 28/117 31.8 % 0.42 [ 0.23, 0.77 ]<br />

Karunajeewa 2007 PNG 12/77 5/74 21.3 % 2.31 [ 0.85, 6.23 ]<br />

Zongo 2007 BFA 4/163 7/128 17.0 % 0.45 [ 0.13, 1.50 ]<br />

Yeka 2007 UGA 4/190 10/141 18.2 % 0.30 [ 0.10, 0.93 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 739 598 100.0 % 0.62 [ 0.29, 1.30 ]<br />

Total events: 36 (DHA-P), 53 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.42; Chi 2 = 10.17, df = 4 (P = 0.04); I 2 =61%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.26 (P = 0.21)<br />

3 Day 28: DHA-P vs Artesunate plus amodiaquine<br />

Karema 2004 RWA 10/236 16/222 78.2 % 0.59 [ 0.27, 1.27 ]<br />

Hasugian 2005 IDN 1/90 6/81 21.8 % 0.15 [ 0.02, 1.22 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 326 303 100.0 % 0.42 [ 0.13, 1.35 ]<br />

Total events: 11 (DHA-P), 22 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.31; Chi 2 = 1.47, df = 1 (P = 0.22); I 2 =32%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.46 (P = 0.15)<br />

4 Day 42: DHA-P vs Artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Karunajeewa 2007 PNG 12/77 17/84 100.0 % 0.77 [ 0.39, 1.51 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 77 84 100.0 % 0.77 [ 0.39, 1.51 ]<br />

Total events: 12 (DHA-P), 17 (Control)<br />

0.005 0.1 1 10 200<br />

Favours DHA-P Favours Control<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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