Table 3: Average percentage weight loss or gain after 96 hours of treatment.
|
Treatment at 24 hours interval |
Parasitaemia % |
Weight before treatment (g) |
weight after treatment (g) |
Weight gain/loss (g) |
%Weight gain/loss |
|
400mg |
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|
24 hours |
2.18 |
21.67 |
18.00 |
-3.67 |
-16.94 |
|
48 hours |
2.03 |
21.67 |
20.33 |
-1.34 |
-6.18 |
|
72 hours |
1.68 |
21.67 |
19.00 |
-2.67 |
-12.32 |
|
96 hours |
1.58 |
21.67 |
18.33 |
-3.34 |
-15.41 |
|
600 mg |
|||||
|
24 hours |
2.12 |
19.67 |
17.67 |
-2.00 |
-10.17 |
|
48 hours |
2.03 |
19.67 |
16.67 |
-3.00 |
-15.25 |
|
72 hours |
1.91 |
18.00 |
16.50 |
-1.50 |
-8.33 |
|
96 hours |
1.05 |
18.00 |
16.00 |
-2.00 |
-11.11 |
|
800 mg |
|||||
|
24 hours |
2.41 |
19.67 |
16.00 |
-3.67 |
-18.66 |
|
48 hours |
2.13 |
19.67 |
17.66 |
-2.01 |
-10.22 |
|
72 hours |
1.64 |
19.67 |
16.33 |
-3.34 |
-16.98 |
|
96 hours |
0.89 |
21.00 |
21.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Chloroquine |
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|
24 hours |
0.03 |
21.67 |
18.67 |
-3.00 |
-13.84 |
|
48 hours |
0.00 |
21.67 |
21.33 |
-0.34 |
-1.57 |
|
72 hours |
0.00 |
21.67 |
21.33 |
-0.34 |
-1.57 |
|
96 hours |
0.00 |
21.67 |
21.67 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
infected untreated |
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|
24 hours |
5.35 |
19.33 |
16.33 |
-3.00 |
-15.52 |
|
48 hours |
10.39 |
19.33 |
17.67 |
-1.66 |
-8.59 |
|
72 hours |
4.56 |
19.33 |
18.00 |
-1.33 |
-6.88 |
|
96 hours |
9.50 |
19.33 |
17.33 |
-2.00 |
-10.35 |
|
Uninfected untreated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 hours |
0.00 |
22.33 |
23.33 |
1.00 |
4.48 |
|
48 hours |
0.00 |
22.67 |
23.33 |
0.66 |
2.91 |
|
72 hours |
0.00 |
22.67 |
23.67 |
1.00 |
4.41 |
|
96 hours |
0.00 |
22.67 |
23.67 |
1.00 |
4.41 |
Negative sign indicates weight loss while positive sign indicates weight gain