Table 1 The base line (day 0) characteristic of the 73 patients who completed the 28 days of follow-up after the treatment with the fixed or loose combinations of AS+SMP

No. of patients

39

34

MEAN VALUE AND (SD) For.

   Age (years)

15.1 (12.5)

17.6 (11.1)

   Weight (Kg)

33.8 (20.04)

39.8 (21.3)

   Temperature (°C)

38.4 (0.8)

38.1 (0.93)

   Parasite count (rings/μl)

18680.2 (26458.4)

21342.06 (23371.8)

   Haemoglobin (gm/dl)

11.2 (1.5)

11.5 (1.50)