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Table 3 Adjusted mortality rate ratio in non-MDA locations compared to MDA locations, “Before” and “After” the MDA campaign– Angumu health zone, Ituri, DRC, 2021

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

 

« Before»

(01/10/2019–01/10/2020)

« After»

(01/10/2020–26/03/2021)

 

aMRR

[95%CI]

aMRR

[95%CI]

Mortality (all causes)

1.09

[0.78–1.53]

1.32

[0.93–1.88]

Under 5 mortality (all causes)

1.15

[0.76–1.74]

2.17

[1.36–3.49]

Malaria-specific mortality

1.12

[0.74–1.70]

1.78

[1.12–2.82]

Malaria-specific mortality in < 5 years

1.15

[0.75–1.78]

2.60

[1.56–4.33]

  1. aMRR mortality rate ratio, adjusted on age, sex, status (autochthonous/displaced) and mortality “before”, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, MDA Mass drug administration
  2. Reference = MDA locations (locations where three rounds of MDA have been implemented between September 2020 and January 2021)
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