| Control | HI | LSM | HI + LSM |
---|---|---|---|---|
Study cluster characteristics | ||||
 Clusters | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
 Villages | 7 | 13 | 24 | 9 |
 Households | 1056 | 1030 | 1520 | 952 |
 Population | 4244 | 4568 | 6801 | 4400 |
Household characteristics | ||||
 Median altitude of houses, m (range) | 90 (66, 510) | 200 (85, 632) | 190 (73, 569) | 225 (144, 550) |
 % households in the lowest socioeconomic categorya (95% CI) | 16.3 (11.1, 21.6) | 19.1 (14.6, 23.6) | 14.5 (10.5, 18.4) | 12.6 (9.0, 16.2) |
 % households with ≥ 1 long-lasting insecticidal nets (95% CI) | 35.3 (28.5, 42.1) | 28.8 (23.6, 34.1) | 27.3 (22.3, 32.3) | 30.5 (25.5, 35.5) |
Children characteristics | ||||
 Median age, months (IQR; N) | 31 (20, 44; 106) | 30 (19, 48; 223) | 33 (21, 47; 199) | 30 (18, 44; 213) |
 Long-lasting insecticidal nets use (%) in children 6–59 months (95% CI) | 43.4 (34.0, 52.8) | 34.5 (28.3, 40.8) | 29.1 (22.8, 35.5) | 38.0 (31.5, 44.5) |
 Malaria infection prevalence (%) in children 6–59 months (95% CI; N) | 26.4 (19.0, 35.5; 106) | 26.5 (21.1, 32.6; 223) | 38.7 (32.2, 45.6; 199) | 44.6 (38.1, 51.3; 213) |
 Mean haemoglobin level in children 6–59 months, g/dL (95% CI; N) | 10.9 (10.6, 11.1; 106) | 10.7 (10.5, 10.9; 223) | 10.2 (10.0, 10.5; 199) | 10.2 (10.0, 10.4; 213) |
Entomological characteristics | ||||
 Mean number of Anopheles females collected indoors per house per night (95% CI; N) | 0.13 (0.07, 0.19; 150) | 0.05 (0.02, 0.08; 224) | 0.21 (0.15, 0.26; 252) | 0.12 (0.08, 0.16; 289) |
 Mean number of Anopheles females collected outdoors per house per night (95% CI; N) | 0.21 (0.14, 0.28; 158) | 0.06 (0.03, 0.10; 217) | 0.31 (0.24, 0.38; 248) | 0.21 (0.15, 0.26; 286) |
 % Anopheles females with P. falciparum DNA in head/thorax (sporozoite rate)b (95% CI; N) | 5.7 (1.9, 15.4; 53) | 0.0 (0.0, 12.9; 26) | 7.0 (3.7, 12.8; 128) | 9.6 (5.1, 17.2; 94) |