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Table 3 Adverse events at 14 days by treatment group

From: Malaria positivity following a single oral dose of azithromycin among children in Burkina Faso: a randomized controlled trial

 

Azithromycin

N (%)

Placebo

N (%)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Any adverse event

20 (9%)

32 (14%)

0.61 (0.34 to 1.10)

0.10

Fever

8 (4%)

19 (8%)

0.41 (0.18 to 0.96)

0.04

Diarrhea

11 (5%)

18 (8%)

0.61 (0.28 to 1.33)

0.21

Vomiting

6 (3%)

14 (6%)

0.43 (0.16 to 1.13)

0.09

Abdominal pain

2 (1%)

4 (2%)

0.51 (0.09 to 2.82)

0.44

Constipation

1 (1%)

2 (1%)

0.51 (0.05 to 5.71)

0.59

  1. CI confidence interval