Maintaining effective mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis through in-process monitoring in Sierra Leone

Table 1 Program coverage by largest towns and district: In process and End process disaggregated by sex

	In process after 4 weeks of LF MDA HTR sites in large towns only			In process after 8 weeks of LF MDA in HTR sites			End Process After 12 weeks of LF MDA disaggregated by sex in HTR sites						End Process: Total
Location	N	Recall	%	N	Recall	%	Males	Recall	%	Females	Recall	%	N	Recall	%
SOUTHERN PROVINCE
Bo Town*	2,505	1,914	76.4	610	530	86.9	398	370	93.0	418	404	96.7	816	774	94.9
Bo District				750	490	65.3	439	408	92.9	442	387	87.6	881	795	90.2
Bonthe				710	360	50.7	405	363	89.6	398	354	88.9	803	717	89.3
Moyamba				702	569	81.1	402	329	81.8	404	331	81.9	806	660	81.9
Pujehun				750	576	76.8	329	274	83.3	330	278	84.2	659	552	83.8
EASTERN PROVINCE
Kenema Town*	2,185	1,274	58.3	775	621	80.1	283	226	79.9	300	237	79.0	583	463	79.4
Kenema District				606	419	69.1	359	325	90.5	371	338	91.1	730	663	90.8
Kailahun				692	606	87.6	373	316	84.7	392	326	83.2	765	642	83.9
Koidu/Kono	1,475	1,179	79.9	730	660	90.4	370	339	91.6	370	343	92.7	740	682	92.2
NORTHERN PROVINCE
Makeni*	2,028	984	48.5	567	471	83.1	413	351	85.0	407	356	87.5	820	707	86.2
Bombali				750	517	68.9	442	377	85.3	432	336	77.8	874	713	81.6
Tonkolili				750	532	70.9	360	297	82.5	349	291	83.4	709	588	82.9
Koinadugu				727	501	68.9	450	370	82.2	450	369	82.0	900	739	82.1
Port Loko				750	492	65.6	420	275	65.5	420	302	71.9	840	577	68.7
Kambia				666	537	80.6	448	374	83.5	450	365	81.1	898	739	82.3
Overall	8,193	5,351	65.3	10,535	7,881	74.8	5,891	4,994	84.8	5,933	5,017	84.6	11,824	10,011	84.7

No statistical significant difference by household versus community location in each phase or by sex at end process.
* Provincial Head Quarter Towns.

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