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

Table 8 Comparison of the IFAT and blood smear test changes before and after intervention

Group	Population	IFAT			GMRT
		Number testing positive (%)	χ ²	P	Positive	Total
Testing area	546	22 (4.03)	6.95	< 0.01	27.41	10.42
Testing area	555	8 (1.44)	6.95	< 0.01	21.81	10.11
Control area	379	24 (6.33)	0.34	> 0.05	25.94	10.62
	393	21 (5.34)			24.38	10.49

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

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