Table 4 Comparing the coefficients of TPR between MDA + IRS and IRS arms among under five years and above five years from July 2015 to May 2019
Test positivity rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Test positivity rate at beginning of study | 53.47 (38.36, 68.57) | < 0.001 | 41.22 (34.78, 47.66) | < 0.001 |
Pre intervention trend of Test Positivity Rate from July 2015 to November 2016 | −0.02 (−1.41, 1.38) | 0.978 | 0.68 (−0.16, 1.52) | 0.11 |
Reduction in test positivity rates at month 18 on implementing MDA + IRS and IRS | −20.97 (−34.62, −7.31) | 0.003 | −25.33 (−39.67, −10.98) | 0.001 |
Trend in test positivity rate after interventions | −0.09 (−1.57, 1.37) | 0.897 | −0.65 (−1.56, 0.26) | 0.16 |
Difference in test positivity rate during interventions between MDA + IRS and IRS arms months after initiation of the interventions | 0.29 (−0.29, 2.87) | 0.825 | 0.76 (−0.76, 2.28) | 0.32 |