Characteristics of children and effects of intervention
| Insecticide villages | Control villages | p Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IQR, interquartile range; UBT, urea breath test. | |||
| *χ2 test for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables. | |||
| †Children with inadequate breath samples have been excluded: a total of four from the insecticide and three from the control villages. | |||
| Baseline survey | |||
| Number (%) positive UBTs† | 52/82 (63.4) | 74/124 (59.7) | 0.69 |
| Median (IQR) age, months | 12.5 (8.9–15.4) | 11.5 (8.2–15.0) | 0.40 |
| Follow up survey: cohort children | |||
| Number (%) positive UBTs† | 41/54 (75.9%) | 63/79 (79.8) | 0.76 |
| Follow up survey: infants aged 6–11 months | |||
| Number (%) positive UBTs† | 31/42 (73.8) | 19/29 (65.5) | 0.63 |
| Median (IQR) age, months | 8.5 (7.0–10.7) | 9.5 (7.1–10.7) | 0.76 |
| Catches of M. domestica | |||
| Number of fly traps | 1176 | 1162 | – |
| Median (IQR) M. domestica per trap | 1 (0–5) | 4 (1–12) | <0.001 |
| Range | 0–151 | 0–619 | – |
| Number of traps with no M. domestica after 24 h | 499 | 266 | <0.001 |