Table 4.
Spearman correlation between malaria case number and funding for malaria and the number of people protected by insecticide residual spraying (IRS) and bednets (insecticide-treated nets, ITN, and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets, LLITN) between 1959 and 2018
| Period/Regime | Funding | IRS-ITN-LLITN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–2018 | −0.20 | 0.09 | |
| 1959–1968 | 0.43 | 0.28 | |
| 1969–1991 | 0.44* | −0.37 | |
| 1992–2000 | −0.63 | 0.13 | |
| 2001–2008 | −0.29 | 0.49 | |
| 2009–2018 | −0.33 | 0.40 |
Results are shown for the full period and significant regimes.
*Statistically significant (P < 0.05)