Temporal changes in haematocrit following artemisinin-based combination treatments of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in children

Table 5 Fall in haematocrit according to time of follow-up in children treated with artesunate-amodiaquine or artemether-lumefantrine

	Days after start of treatment
Extent of fall	14 Anaemia		21 Anaemia		28 Anaemia		35 Anaemia		42 Anaemia
Extent of fall	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
≥ 5 % fall in haematocrit	29^a	23^a	20	28	8	14	0	11	1	15
< 5 % fall in haematocrit	32	33	18	57	5	68	5	62	3	61
Total	61	56	38	85	13	82	13	82	4	76

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