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Table 3 Results of the IFAT and blood smear test in the testing and control areas before intervention

From: Eliminating Plasmodium falciparum in Hainan, China: a study on the use of behavioural change communication intervention to promote malaria prevention in mountain worker populations

Group

Population

IFAT number testing positive (%)

GMRT

Positive diagnosis with microscopic examination

   

Positive

Total

Population

%

Testing area

546

22 (4.03)

27.41

10.42

1

0.18

Control area

379

24 (6.33)

25.94

10.62

1

0.26

  1. IFAT = Indirect fluorescent antibody test. GMRT = Geometric mean reciprocal titer. IFAT Positive: ≥ 1:20.