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. 2011 Aug 23;5(8):e1278. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001278

Table 1. Single predictor variable analysis of relative effectiveness (RE)a.

Predictor variable Log RE SE T d.f. P
Combined intervention None 0
Chemical −1.362 0.823 1.65 19 0.114
Other −0.220 0.834 1.59 19 0.795
Combined intervention with Chemical No 0
Yes but chemical spraying also applied to controls 0.039 0.563 0.07 19 0.945
Yes and chemical spraying not applied to controls −2.079 0.775 2.68 19 0.015
Study design Historical control 0
Contemporary control 2.076 0.648 3.20 20 0.0045
Any intervention in controls No 0
Yes 0.645 0.823 0.78 20 0.442
Any intervention in controls, excluding historic controls No 0
Yes −0.045 0.368 0.12 14 0.904
Time at follow-up/m −0.081 0.042 1.93 17 0.071
Log time at follow-up/m −1.135 0.593 1.91 17 0.073
a

Note that negative Log RE is associated with greater reduction in entomological indices in the intervention.