Table 2.
Comparison of burden of malaria and anaemia between the intervention and control villages, south-west Ethiopia
| Variables |
Control (N = 11), % (SD) |
Intervention (N = 11), % (SD) |
Mean/proportion Difference % (95% CI) |
p-value | Intervention vs. Control Adjusted OR (95% CI)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaria | |||||
| Baseline | 8.6(3.1) | 10.5 (5.6) | |||
| 6 months | 12.9(1.93) | 6.5 (1.4) | -6.4(-8.7, -4.4) | 0.000 | 0.42 (0.32-0.57), p value = 0.000 |
| 12 months | 6.7 (1.5) | 6.2 (0.94) | -0.5 (-2.5, 1.2) | 0.426 | 0.98 (0.67-1.42), p value = 0.914 |
| Presence of fever | |||||
| Baseline | 25.3 (7.5) | 31.5 (4.6) | |||
| 6 months | 77.8 (10.17) | 53.6 (12.8) | -24.2(-43.9,-4.5) | 0.023 | 0.35 (0.29-0.42) p value = 0.000 |
| 12 months | 34.2 (11.0) | 29.3 (10.0) | -4.9 (-22.4, 12.6) | 0.530 | 0.79 (0.65-0.97), p value = 0.023 |
| Symptomatic malaria | |||||
| Baseline | 3.0 (1.93) | 4.3 (2.9) | |||
| 6 months | 11.6 (1.6) | 4.6(1.0) | -7.0 (-8.6,-5.5) | 0.000 | 0.33 (0.24-0.46), p value = 0.000 |
| 12 months | 2.9(0.9) | 1.6 (0.6) | -1.3 (-2.6,-0.1) | 0.039 | 0.49 (0.26-0.94), p value = 0.033 |
| Moderate anaemia (Hgb < 11 g/dl) | |||||
| Baseline | 35.6 (5.5) | 29.2 (2.9) | |||
| 6 months | 54.1 (6.6) | 51.2 (8.9) | -2.9 (-15.3, 9.2) | 0.579 | 0.84 (0.71-0.99), p value = 0.043 |
| 12 months | 46.8 (3.1) | 41.6 (8.7) | -5.2 (-17.5, 6.9) | 0.335 | 0.73 (0.60-0.89), p value = 0.002 |
| Severe anaemia (Hgb < 8 g/dl) | |||||
| Baseline | 4.4 (1.70) | 3.32 (1.33) | |||
| 6 months | 6.3 (1.04) | 6.88 (1.62) | 0.60 (-1.41, 2.62) | 0.502 | 1.13 (0.81, 1.58), p value = 0.472 |
| 12 months | 5.0 (2.07) | 3.96 (2.36) | -1.07 (-4.46, 2.31) | 0.478 | 0.91 (0.73, 1.14), p value 0.432 |
*Adjusted for age and sex and clustering in the logistic regression model, Hgb = Hemoglobin