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Table 4 Incidence of malaria parasitaemia in infants according to the intervention of their mother

From: Association between malaria and household air pollution interventions in a predominantly rural area of Ghana

Intervention

No

Person–years

Incidence rate per infant per year (95% CI)

First or only episode of malaria

 Three-stone

183

228.2

0.80 (0.69–0.93)

 Biolite

198

226.3

0.88 (0.76–1.01)

 LPG

139

184.2

0.75 (0.64–0.89)

 Total (overall)

520

638.7

0.81 (0.75–0.89)

All episodes of malaria in the first 12 months

 Three-stone

338

297.9

1.13 (1.02–1.26)

 Biolite

348

307.5

1.13 (1.02–1.26)

 LPG

237

242.4

0.98 (0.86–1.11)

 Total (overall)

923

847.8

1.09 (1.02–1.16)