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Table 5 Prevalence of parasitaemia, net use and mean haemoglobin levels in children aged 2-11 months, using data from the 2004 and 2006 IPTi Household Surveys, restricted to Morbidity Monitoring divisions (n = 11)

From: Evaluating the effectiveness of IPTi on malaria using routine health information from sentinel health centres in southern Tanzania

2004 IPTi household survey

Intervention

Comparison

p value *

Parasitaemia [n/N (%)]

98/156 (63)

60/101 (59)

0.677

Haemoglobin (g/dL) [mean (95% CI)]

8.5 (8.3-8.8)

8.8 (8.5-9.1)

0.955

Net use (last night) [n/N (%)]

45/156 (29)

27/101 (27)

0.739

2006 IPTi household survey

Intervention

Comparison

p value *

Parasitaemia [n/N (%)]

62/188 (33)

47/111 (42)

0.130

Haemoglobin (g/dL) [mean (95% CI)]

9.6 (9.3-9.9)

9.3 (8.9-9.6)

0.640

Net use (last night) [n/N (%)]

102/195 (52)

77/116 (66)

0.519

  1. Results obtained using svy commands in Stata, which adjust for the sampling strategy of the survey
  2. Hb = haemoglobin, CI = confidence interval
  3. * Using unpaired t test that adjusts for the IPTi trial study design (randomized by division)