Table 3 Incidence rate of malaria disease and protective efficacy after 16 weeks of follow up per treatment group and age category
<5 years | 5–10 years | All | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
sIPT- | sIPT + | sIPT- | sIPT + | sIPT- | sIPT + | |
Number of malaria episodes | 86 | 30 | 59 | 25 | 145 | 55 |
Person-days of follow up | 4797 | 5474 | 6207 | 7875 | 11004 | 13349 |
Incidence rate malaria disease per 1000 person-days of follow up | 17.9 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 13.2 | 4.1 |
PE in % (95% CI) | Reference group | 68.7 (57.4–77.1) | Reference group | 66.6 (46.7–79.1) | Reference group | 68.7 (57.4 – 76.1) |
Age adjusted PE in % (95% CI) | Reference group | 69.4 (53.6–79.8) | Reference group | 63.4 (41.5–77.1) | Reference group | 67.5 (55.3–76.6) |