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Table 5 Prevalence of circulating filarial antigenaemia (CFA) by age group before and after mass drug administration (MDA)

From: Sustained reduction in prevalence of lymphatic filariasis infection in spite of missed rounds of mass drug administration in an area under mosquito nets for malaria control

 

No. CFA positive/No. examined (% CFA positive)

  

Age group (years)

2002 (Pre-MDA)

95% CI (%)

2009 (Post MDA4)

95% CI (%)

% Decrease

< 11

72/364 (19.8)

15.7 - 23.9

3/217 (1.4)

0.0 - 3.0

92.9

11 - 20

131/423 (31.0)

26.6 - 35.4

20/396 (5.1)

2.9 - 7.3

83.5

21 - 30

82/229 (35.8)

29.6 - 42.0

19/106 (17.9)

10.6 - 25.2

50.0

31 - 40

72/151 (47.7)

39.7 - 55.7

24/125 (19.2)

12.3 - 26.1

59.7

41 - 50

63/138 (45.7)

37.4 - 54.0

20/105 (19.0)

11.5 - 26.5

58.4

> 50

81/142 (57.0)

48.9 - 65.1

29/109 (26.6)

18.3 - 34.9

53.3

All

501/1447 (34.6)

32.1 - 37.1

115/1058 (10.8)*

8.9 - 12.7

68.8

  1. *excluding 38 individuals who had indeterminate results in 2009