Table 6 Recurrent and persistent of P. falciparum infections during tri-monthly follow-up (M3, M6, M9 and M12) in early and deferred MDA villages
Village status | Number of P. falciparum infections at M0 | Number of P. falciparum infections during all follow-up time points (M3, M6, M9 and M12) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uninfected | Infection 1 time | Infection 2 times | Infection 3 times | Infection 4 times | ||
Deferred MDA village, n (%) | 140 | 39 (27.8) | 26 (18.5) | 32 (22.8) | 22 (15.7) | 21 (15.0) |
Early MDA village, n (%) | 41 | 40 (97.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.5) | 0 |
p-valuea | p < 0.001 | |||||
Total | 181 | 79 (43.6) | 26 (32.0) | 32 (17.6) | 23 (12.7) | 21 (11.6) |