Table 2.
Comparisons of the monthly trends in the malaria cases among children under the age of 5 in the intervention district (Mamou) and in the control district (Kindia)
| Variables | Monthly cases of malaria | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficients (β) | 95% CI | P. value | |
| Number of malaria cases at the start of the pre-intervention period in the control group (β0) | 1008*** | 826 to 1190 | < 0.001 |
| The average monthly variation of malaria cases during the pre-intervention period in the control group (β1) | 80*** | 42 to 117 | < 0.001 |
| The average monthly change in malaria cases during the intervention in the control group (β2) | 1013* | 22 to 2005 | 0.045 |
| Difference in the malaria case trends during the intervention and the period before the intervention in the control group (β3) | − 61 | − 157 to 36 | 0.210 |
| Average monthly difference in the malaria cases between the intervention and control groups before the intervention (β4) | − 100 | − 863 to 662 | 0.792 |
| Average monthly difference in the malaria case trends between intervention and control groups before intervention (β5) | 61 | − 54 to 178 | 0.288 |
| Average monthly difference in the malaria cases between intervention and control groups immediately after introduction of the intervention (β6) | 1177* | 180 to 2175 | 0.022 |
| Average monthly difference in the malaria case trends between the intervention group and the control group after intervention (β7) | − 164* | − 328 to 0.4 | 0.049 |
| Net effect of the CPS (β3 + β7) | − 225** | − 362 to − 89 | 0.002 |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001