Table 4: adverse events experienced by the uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria study participants following Coartem treatment in Woreta Health Center, Woreta Town, South Gonder Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia .
|
% (n) of patients with adverse events following coartem treatment |
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|
Adverse events |
Day 0 (N = 88) |
Day 1 (N = 88) |
Day 3 (N = 85) |
Day 7 (N = 84) |
Day 14 (83) |
Day 21 (N = 81) |
Day 28 (N = 79) |
|
Headache |
81.8 (72) |
14.8 (13) |
9.4 (8) |
7.1 (6) |
12 (10) |
9.9 (8) |
7.5 (5) |
|
Fever |
66 (68.2) |
22 (25) |
1.2 (1) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Anorexia |
30.7 (27) |
8 (7) |
7.1 (6) |
4.8 (4) |
4.8 (4) |
6.2 (5) |
3.8 (3) |
|
Weakness |
30.7 (27) |
5.7 (5) |
9.4 (8) |
6 (5) |
4.8 (4) |
5 (4) |
3.8 (3) |
|
Joint pain |
23.9 (21) |
10.2 (9) |
3.5 (3) |
6 (5) |
9.6 (8) |
8.4 (7) |
6.5 (5) |
|
Nausea |
10.2 (9) |
1.1 (1) |
2.4 (2) |
1.2 (1) |
3.6 (3) |
2.5 (2) |
0 |
|
Abdominal pain |
6.8 (6) |
4.5 (4) |
1.2 (1) |
1.2 (1) |
2.4 (2) |
0 |
0 |
|
Vomiting |
2.3 (2) |
1.1 (1) |
3.5 (3) |
0 |
1.2 (1) |
0 |
0 |
|
Cough |
3.4 (3) |
1.1 (1) |
3.5 (3) |
0.00% |
2.4 (2) |
0 |
0 |
|
Mouth ulcer |
1.1 (1) |
1.1 (1) |
3.5 (3) |
4.8 (4) |
4.8 (4) |
0 |
0 |