Malaria Treatment Outcomes and Resistance Rates Among Rural Senegalese Communities Using Anti-Malarial Drug Mixtures

Malaria remains a significant public health concern in rural Senegalese communities, necessitating effective treatment strategies. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 500 patients from selected rural areas in Senegal, utilising the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis model to assess treatment efficacy over time. The median time to first recurrence of malaria symptoms was found to be 4 months (95% CI: [3.8, 4.2] months). Anti-malarial drug mixtures showed a significant reduction in resistance rates compared to monotherapy. Further research should explore the long-term efficacy and cost-effectiveness of these treatment regimens. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.