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Table 2 Summary of study data

From: Estimating malaria transmission intensity from Plasmodium falciparum serological data using antibody density models

Transect

Village

Altitude

N

PrP

EIR1

EIR2

Estimated λv median (95 % CrI)

North Pare

Kilomeni (Ki)

1556

411

1

0.047

0.08

3.087 (2.995–3.178)

Lambo (La)

1188

355

10

0.38

1.11

3.287 (3.195–3.379)

Ngulu (Ng)

832

486

8

2.9

0.84

4.109 (4.004–4.217)

Kambi ya Simba (KyS)

746

494

10

4.7

1.11

4.071 (3.972–4.173)

South Pare

Bwanbo (Bw)

1598

485

3

0.037

0.26

3.085 (3.001–3.174)

Mpinji (Mp)

1445

461

2

0.088

0.17

3.071 (2.983–3.158)

Goha (Go)

1163

453

13

0.44

1.57

3.522 (3.437–3.607)

Kadando (Ka)

528

382

25

16

4.45

4.339 (4.212–4.477)

West Usambara

Kwadoe (Kw)

1564

357

4

0.045

0.37

3.138 (3.037–3.236)

Funta (Fu)

1240

429

17

0.28

2.38

4.364 (4.243–4.494)

Tamota (Ta)

1055

449

19

0.81

2.74

3.857 (3.765–3.95)

Mgila (Mg)

375

465

34

39

8.31

4.326 (4.198–4.463)

  1. PrP denotes parasite prevalence measured with microscopy in children 0–4 years of age
  2. EIR1 is estimated from altitude [EIR = 331.5 exp (−0.0057 × altitude) [10]]
  3. EIR2 was estimated from the parasite prevalence data using a previously published relationship [39]