Table 3 Plasmodium falciparum prevalence rates (95% confidence interval) and number of children examined per village (in bold), recorded during repeated cross-sectional surveys carried out between April 2007 and November 2008 in five study villages in central Côte d'Ivoire.
Study sites | Malaria parasitaemia prevalences (95% CI)† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
April | November | |||
2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | |
Gbohua-Angbavia | 45.6 (41.1-50.0)/169 | 54.3 (45.2-63.5)/81 | 62.6 (58.5-66.8)/174 | 74.4 (68.9-79.9)/125 |
Gbakokro-Abokro | n.a | 70.0 (68.9-71.1)/108 | 88.1 (83.7-92.6)/69 | |
Tafissou-Bringakro | 47.7 (45.1-50.3)/262 | 25.3 (20.7-29.9)/166 | 62.0 (57.6-66.4)/192 | 82.9 (78.3-87.4)/146 |
N'Da Dibykro-N'Da Kouassikro | 28.7 (25.5-31.9)/143 | 17.1 (12.8-21.4)/111 | 52.7 (48.2-57.2)/129 | 59.0 (53.8-64.2)/117 |
Alluminankro-N'Kloidjo | 57.8 (54.5-61.1)/129 | 17.9 (12.9-22.9)/95 | 55.5 (50.2-60.7)/110 | 90.2 (86.2-94.2)/92 |
Overall | 45.3 (43.6-47.0)/506 | 26.9 (24.2-29.7)/453 | 60.2 (58.3-62.3)/713 | 77.6 (75.3-79.8)/549 |
April 2007 vs. April 2008: p = 0.029‡ | November 2007 vs. November 2008: p = 0.003‡ | |||