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Table 4 Prevalence of circulating filarial antigenaemia (CFA) before and after 4 rounds of 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)

  

Village

2002 (Pre-MDA)

95% CI (%)

2009 (Post 4 MDAs)

95% CI (%)

% Decrease

Mwangatini

71/195 (36.4)

29.6 - 43.2

15/164 (9.1)

4.7 - 13.5

75.0

Burangi

69/199 (34.7)

28.1 - 41.3

12/153 (7.8)

3.6 - 12.0

77.5

Shakahola

51/157 (32.5)

25.2 - 39.8

13/156 (8.3)

4.0 - 12.6

74.5

Chakama

44/148 (29.7)

22.3 - 37.1

16/134 (11.9)

6.4 - 17.4

59.9

Jilore

66/172 (38.4)

31.1 - 45.7

13/83 (15.7)

7.9 - 23.5

59.1

Marikano

65/196 (33.2)

26.6 - 39.8

15/106 (14.2)

7.6 - 20.8

57.2

Magongoloni

85/198 (42.9)

36.0 - 49.8

20/138 (14.5)

8.6 - 20.4

66.2

Mkondoni

50/182 (27.5)

21.0 - 34.0

11/124 (8.9)

3.9 - 13.9

67.6

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