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Study or subgroup AL Control Risk Ratio Risk Ratio<br />

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

Subtotal (95% CI) 777 952 1.71 [ 0.97, 3.02 ]<br />

Total events: 30 (AL), 18 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.0; Chi 2 = 2.16, df = 4 (P = 0.71); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.84 (P = 0.066)<br />

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

Karunajeewa 2007 PNG 5/74 17/84 0.33 [ 0.13, 0.86 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 74 84 0.33 [ 0.13, 0.86 ]<br />

Total events: 5 (AL), 17 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.27 (P = 0.023)<br />

5 Day 28: AL vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/147 0/154 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Fanello 2004 RWA 8/218 51/209 0.15 [ 0.07, 0.31 ]<br />

Zongo 2005 BFA 4/212 1/223 4.21 [ 0.47, 37.34 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 0/95 16/96 0.03 [ 0.00, 0.50 ]<br />

Zongo 2007 BFA 6/148 7/167 0.97 [ 0.33, 2.81 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 820 849 0.40 [ 0.08, 2.11 ]<br />

Total events: 18 (AL), 75 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 2.11; Chi 2 = 16.71, df = 3 (P = 0.00081); I 2 =82%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.07 (P = 0.28)<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 />

0.002 0.1 1 10 500<br />

Favours AL Favours Control<br />

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