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Table 12 Malaria attacks (axillary fever >37°C plus asexual parasites in blood) of schoolchildren and 95% confidence interval (CI), per commune

From: Entomological and parasitological impacts of indoor residual spraying with DDT, alphacypermethrin and deltamethrin in the western foothill area of Madagascar

Commune

Ankadinondry-Sakay

Mahasolo

Maroharona

Month

No.

%

CI 95%

No.

%

CI 95%

No.

%

CI 95%

Nov 02

6

2.6

0.5-4.7

6

2.6

0.5-4.7

30

13.4

8.9-17.9

Feb 03

17

8.4

4.6-12.2

10

4.7

1.9-7.6

12

5.7

2.6-8.8

May 03

15

7.5

3.8-11.2

ND

ND

ND

70

32.6

26.3-38.9

Sep 03

13

6.3

3.0-9.6

ND

ND

ND

48

23.4

17.6-29.2

Nov 03

6

2.9

0.6-5.2

15

7.4

3.8-11.0

49

24.0

18.1-29.9

Mar 04

17

8.4

4.6-12.2

12

5.9

2.7-9.1

44

21.7

16.0-27.4

May 04

9

4.4

1.6-7.2

12

5.9

2.7-9.1

43

21.3

15.7-27.0

Sep 04

5

2.5

0.3-4.7

2

1.0

0-2.4

22

10.8

6.5-15.1

Feb 05

6

3.0

0.6-5.4

2

1.0

0-2.5

19

9.5

5.4-13.6

Overall

94

4.0

3.1-4.9

59

4.0

3.0-5.0

337

18.0

16.3-19.7

  1. ND = Not done.