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Table 2 Compliance of blood sampling, follow-up and MDA coverages

From: The dynamic of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections following mass drug administrations with dihydroarteminisin–piperaquine plus a single low dose of primaquine in Savannakhet Province, Laos

Characteristics

Baseline

Follow-up time

M0 (MDA1)

M1 (MDA2)

M2 (MDA3)

M3

M6

M9

M12

Overallb

Number of villagers in village during the surveya

 Intervention village (early MDA)

1036

1036

1036

1029

1012

1022

1022

1073

 Control village (deferred MDA)

883

  

889

877

879

899

936

Blood sampling coverage, n (%)

Intervention village (early MDA)

879 (85)

  

745 (72%)

801 (79%)

792 (77%)

808 (79%)

948 (88%)

Control village (deferred MDA)

803 (91)

  

722 (81%)

655 (75%)

618 (70%)

689 (77%)

875 (93%)

p-value

< 0.001

MDA coverage in intervention village, n (%)

 Not received MDA

194 (19.0)

205 (19.8)

187 (18.0)

     

 Not completed MDA

20 (2.0)

10 (1.0)

6 (0.6)

     

 Completed 3 days MDA

822 (79.3)

821 (79.2)

843 (81.3)

     

People who took any dose in 3 rounds, n (%)

872 (84)

     

Completed 3 rounds (9 doses)

781 (90)

     
  1. aExcluded people away
  2. bAt least participated once