Table 3 Comparison of baseline and endline indices of the study
Variable | Study area | Baseline | End line | 95% CI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children with Parasitaemia, n (%) | Intervention | 227 (31.1) | 82 (12.1) | 19 (14.8,23.1) | 0.000 |
Non-intervention | 64 (9.0) | 136 (21.5) | − 12.5 (− 16.3, − 8.6) | 0.000 | |
Children with Gametocytes, n (%) | Intervention | 13 (1.8) | 22 (3.2) | − 1.4 (− 3.0, -0.2) | 0.090 |
Non-intervention | 4 (0.6) | 35 (5.5) | − 4.9 (− 6.7, − 3.0) | 0.000 | |
Children with Hb <11.0 g/dl, n (%) | Intervention | 386 (52.8) | 262 (38.6) | 14.2 (9.0,19.3) | 0.000 |
Non-intervention | 386 (54.5) | 397 (62.6) | − 8.1 (− 13.3, − 2.8) | 0.003 | |
Children with Hb < 8.0 g/dl, n (%) | Intervention | 26 (4) | 11 (2) | 2 (0.2, 3.7) | 0.028 |
Non-intervention | 27 (4) | 41 (6) | − 2.0 (− 4.3, 0.34) | 0.091 |
Baseline | Endline | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 95%CI | Mean | 95%CI | ||
Mean Parasite Density (asexual) | Intervention | 1883 | 1424, 2489 | 3349 | 2198, 5103 |
Non-intervention | 370 | 219, 626 | 1454 | 1053, 2009 | |
Mean Parasite Density (sexual) | Intervention | 75 | 44, 127 | 209 | 133,330 |
Non-intervention | 204 | 36,1137 | 123 | 85,180 | |
Total Mean Haemoglobin (Hb) | Intervention | 10.79 | 10.69,10.88 | 11.18 | 11.07, 11.31 |
Non-intervention | 10.77 | 10.66,10.88 | 10.53 | 10.41, 10.66 | |