Table 2 Demographic, clinical, and parasitological characteristics of study participants N = 4910

Gender

 Male

 Female

Age group (yrs)

  < 5

  ≥ 5

Ecological zone

 Savannah

 Forest

 Coastal

Antimalarial drug administered

 AL

 ASAQ

Temperature (Day 0)

  < 37.5 °C

  ≥ 37.5 °C

Temperature (Day 1)

  < 37.5 °C

  ≥ 37.5 °C

Temperature (Day 2)

  < 37.5 °C

  ≥ 37.5 °C

Temperature (Day 3)

  < 37.5 °C

  ≥ 37.5 °C

Vomited at least once during treatment

 No

 Yes

Parasite density/µL (Day 0)

  < 50,000

  ≥ 50,000

Absence of parasitaemia (Day 2)

 No

 Yes

Absence of parasitaemia (Day 3)

 No

 Yes