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Table 2 Coverage of two rounds of MDA with ASAQ by district (comparing the total number of full treatment courses distributed with target population) and directly observed treatment (DOTs), measured only in round 2

From: Impact of the Mass Drug Administration for malaria in response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

Round 1

Round 2

Average (two rounds)

District

MDA Chiefdoms

Total Population

ASAQ distributed

DOT coverage (%)

MDA coverage (%)

Target

ASAQ distributed

DOT coverage (%)

MDA coverage (%)

Population targeted

Population covered

Average MDA coverage (%)

Bombali

Bombali Shebora,

Makari Gbanti

244,468

219,468

95 

218,377

199,118

82 

91 

231,423

209,293

90 

Koinadugu

Wara–wara Gagala,

Sengbeh, Neini

133,313

130,647

98 

135,151

133,319

69 

99 

134,232

131,983

98 

Tonkolili

Kholifa Rowala,

Tane

123,184

109,634

89 

128,999

118,815

91 

92 

126,092

114,225

91 

Port Loko

Buya Romende,

Kaffu Bullom, Koya,

Maforki, Marampa,

Masimera, BKM

442,979

349,953

79 

525,473

447,860

75 

85 

484,226

398,907

82 

Kambia

Mambolo, Samu

119,924

116,326

97 

117,183

109,969

79 

94 

118,554

113,148

95 

Moyamba

Lower Banta, Kori

77,784

69,228

89 

76,228

74,218

97 

97 

77,006

71,723

93 

Western Area Urban

Western Area Urban,

20 zones

1,550,781

1,250,781

87 

1,444,931

1,454,321

64 

101 

1,497,856

1,352,551

90 

Western Area Rural

Western Area Rural,

10 zones

328,463

278,463

84 

393,826

395,843

73 

101 

361,145

337,153

93 

Total

2,899,500

2,524,500

87 

3,043,168

2,933,463

71 

96 

3,030,532

2,728,982

90