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Table 2 Mortality rates (crude, under-five and malaria-specific) in locations where mass drug administration has been implemented (MDA locations) and where it has not (Non MDA locations), before and after the first round of MDA—Angumu health zone, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 2021

From: Effect of large-scale mass drug administration for malaria on mortality and morbidity in Angumu health zone, Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Non MDA locations

MDA locations

Deaths/10,000/day

95%CI

Design effect

Deaths/10,000/day

95%CI

Design effect

All causes

 All ages

  Before MDA (1)

0.67

[0.46–0.88]

2.55

0.54

[0.35–0.72]

1.54

  Before MDA (2)

1.07

[0.84–1.30]

2.08

0.99

[0.68–1.29]

2.49

  After MDA

0.92

[0.78–1.06]

0.89

0.80

[0.51–1.08]

2.58

 Children under 5 years

  Before MDA (1)

2.78

[1.79–3.77]

2.07

1.63

[0.89–2.36]

1.27

  Before MDA (2)

2.74

[2.08–3.4]

1.09

2.32

[1.48–3.16]

1.36

  After MDA

2.67

[1.84–3.5]

1.76

1.10

[0.5–1.71]

1.55

Malaria-specific mortality

 All ages

  Before MDA (1)

0.36

[0.21–0.51]

2.47

0.33

[0.18–0.47]

1.50

  Before MDA (2)

0.56

[0.43–0.69]

1.33

0.44

[0.25–0.63]

2.15

  After MDA

0.39

[0.27–0.5]

1.38

0.28

[0.14–0.42]

1.85

 Children under 5 years

  Before MDA (1)

2.07

[1.31–2.82]

1.63

1.47

[0.8–2.15]

1.17

  Before MDA (2)

2.05

[1.42–2.67]

1.31

1.72

[0.89–2.55]

1.79

  After MDA

1.71

[1.16–2.26]

1.23

0.78

[0.21–1.36]

1.96

  1. 95% CI 95% confidence interval, MDA Mass drug administration, Before MDA (1): October 2019-March 2020; Before MDA (2): April-September 2020; After MDA: October 2020-March 2021
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