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Table 3 Mean Plasmodium falciparum infection rate (PfIR) in communities in the vicinity of dams in stable and unstable areas of the sub-Saharan Africa

From: Malaria impact of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: maps, estimates and predictions

Malaria stability and cohort population

Mean PfIR

95 % CI

Odds ratio

P value

Stable

 <1km from reservoirs

35.18

23.04–47.32

1.92

>0.05

 1–2 km from reservoirs

28.36

12.25–43.47

1.55

>0.05

 2–5 km from reservoir

21.52

10.31–32.72

1.17

>0.05

 5–9 km from reservoir (Control)

18.33

8.12–28.54

1

–

Unstable

 <1km from reservoirs

16.33

10.31–22.35

3.20

<0.05

 1–2 km from reservoirs

11.31

8.22–14.40

2.21

<0.05

 2–5 km from reservoir

9.54

6.21–12.87

1.87

>0.05

 5–9 km from reservoir (Control)

5.11

3.03–7.19

1

–