Skip to main content

Table 3 Malaria control measures by site, age group and Plasmodium falciparum infection status

From: An epidemiological study to assess Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence and malaria control measures in Burkina Faso and Senegal

Site

Age group

Malaria control measure used

Infected children N = 707

Non-infected children N = 1714

Total N = 2421

N

% (95% CI)

N

% (95% CI)

N

% (95% CI)

Nouna (Burkina Faso)

6 months–4 years

Mosquito net in the night before visit

220

93.6 (89.7, 96.4)

169

98.3 (95.0, 99.6)

389

95.6 (93.1, 97.4)

Mosquito coils over 7 days

17

7.2 (4.3, 11.3)

11

6.4 (3.2, 11.2)

28

6.9 (4.6, 9.8)

Insecticide sprays over 7 days

7

3.0 (1.2, 6.0)

14

8.1 (4.5, 13.3)

21

5.2 (3.2, 7.8)

Commercial repellents over 7 days

1

0.4 (0.0, 2.3)

1

0.6 (0.0, 3.2)

2

0.5 (0.1, 1.8)

Residual spray on interior walls in past 12 months

1

0.4 (0.0, 2.3)

0

0.0 (0.0, 2.1)

1

0.2 (0.0, 1.4)

5–9 years

Mosquito net in the night before visit

149

97.4 (93.4, 99.3)

48

96.0 (86.3, 99.5)

197

97.0 (93.7, 98.9)

Mosquito coils over 7 days

17

11.1 (6.6, 17.2)

6

12.0 (4.5, 24.3)

23

11.3 (7.3, 16.5)

Insecticide sprays over 7 days

8

5.2 (2.3, 10.0)

4

8.0 (2.2, 19.2)

12

5.9 (3.1, 10.1)

Commercial repellents over 7 days

2

1.3 (0.2, 4.6)

1

2.0 (0.1, 10.6)

3

1.5 (0.3, 4.3)

Saponé (Burkina Faso)

6 months–4 years

Mosquito net in the night before visit

161

96.4 (92.3, 98.7)

219

94.4 (90.6, 97.0)

380

95.2 (92.7, 97.1)

Mosquito coils over 7 days

2

1.2 (0.1, 4.3)

1

0.4 (0.0, 2.4)

3

0.8 (0.2, 2.2)

Commercial repellents over 7 days

1

0.6 (0.0, 3.3)

0

0.0 (0.0, 1.6)

1

0.3 (0.0, 1.4)

Residual spray on interior walls in past 12 months

0

0.0 (0.0, 2.2)

2

0.9 (0.1, 3.1)

2

0.5 (0.1, 1.8)

5–9 years

Mosquito net in the night before visit

125

88.7 (82.2, 93.4)

53

88.3 (77.4, 95.2)

178

88.6 (83.3, 92.6)

Mosquito coils over 7 days

2

1.4 (0.2, 5.0)

0

0.0 (0.0, 6.0)

2

1.0 (0.1, 3.5)

Residual spray on interior walls in past 12 months

2

1.4 (0.2, 5.0)

0

0.0 (0.0, 6.0)

2

1.0 (0.1, 3.5)

Keur Socé (Senegal)

6 months–4 years

Mosquito net in the night before visit

2

100 (15.8, 100)

275

69.3 (64.5, 73.8)

277

69.4 (64.6, 73.9)

Mosquito coils over 7 days

0

0.0 (0.0, 84.2)

33

8.3 (5.8, 11.5)

33

8.3 (5.8, 11.4)

Insecticide sprays over 7 days

0

0.0 (0.0, 84.2)

26

6.5 (4.3, 9.4)

26

6.5 (4.3, 9.4)

Traditional repellents over 7 days

0

0.0 (0.0, 84.2)

31

7.8 (5.4, 10.9)

31

7.8 (5.3, 10.8)

Residual spray on interior walls in past 12 months

0

0.0 (0.0, 84.2)

12

3.0 (1.6, 5.2)

12

3.0 (1.6, 5.2)

5–9 years

Mosquito net in the night before visit

0

0.0 (0.0, 97.5)

132

65.0 (58.0, 71.6)

132

64.7 (57.7, 71.3)

Mosquito coils over 7 days

1

100 (2.5, 100)

18

8.9 (5.3, 13.7)

19

9.3 (5.7, 14.2)

Insecticide sprays over 7 days

0

0.0 (0.0, 97.5)

4

2.0 (0.5, 5.0)

4

2.0 (0.5, 4.9)

Traditional repellents over 7 days

0

0.0 (0.0, 97.5)

20

9.9 (6.1, 14.8)

20

9.8 (6.1, 14.7)

Residual spray on interior walls in past 12 months

0

0.0 (0.0, 97.5)

6

3.0 (1.1, 6.3)

6

2.9 (1.1, 6.3)

Niakhar (Senegal)

6 months–4 years

Mosquito net in the night before visit

5

100 (47.8, 100)

323

80.0 (75.7, 83.7)

328

80.2 (76.0, 83.9)

Mosquito coils over 7 days

0

0.0 (0.0, 52.2)

11

2.7 (1.4, 4.8)

11

2.7 (1.4, 4.8)

Insecticide sprays over 7 days

0

0.0 (0.0, 52.2)

1

0.2 (0.0, 1.4)

1

0.2 (0.0, 1.4)

Commercial repellents over 7 days

0

0.0 (0.0, 52.2)

3

0.7 (0.2, 2.2)

3

0.7 (0.2, 2.1)

Traditional repellents over 7 days

1

20.0 (0.5, 71.6)

156

38.6 (33.8, 43.6)

157

38.4 (33.6, 43.3)

Residual spray on interior walls in past 12 months

0

0.0 (0.0, 52.2)

46

11.4 (8.5, 14.9)

46

11.2 (8.4, 14.7)

5–9 years

Mosquito net in the night before visit

3

100 (29.2, 100)

139

70.9 (64.0, 77.2)

142

71.4 (64.5, 77.5)

Mosquito coils over 7 days

0

0.0 (0.0, 70.8)

3

1.5 (0.3, 4.4)

3

1.5 (0.3, 4.3)

Insecticide sprays over 7 days

0

0.0 (0.0, 70.8)

1

0.5 (0.0, 2.8)

1

0.5 (0.0, 2.8)

Commercial repellents over 7 days

0

0.0 (0.0, 70.8)

3

1.5 (0.3, 4.4)

3

1.5 (0.3, 4.3)

Traditional repellents over 7 days

2

66.7 (9.4, 99.2)

68

34.7 (28.1, 41.8)

70

35.2 (28.6, 42.2)

Residual spray on interior walls in past 12 months

0

0.0 (0.0, 70.8)

20

10.2 (6.3, 15.3)

20

10.1 (6.2, 15.1)

  1. Infected children children infected with P. falciparum parasitaemia, Non-infected children children not infected with P. falciparum parasitaemia, N total number of participants, n number of children in a given category, % percentage of children in a given category, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, M months, Y years