Table 2.
Parasitological results and statistical differences between groups four years after doxycycline MDA implementation
Treatment group | |||
---|---|---|---|
Doxycycline + ivermectin | Ivermectin only | p-value | |
Mf prevalence (%) (95% CI) |
17% (13%-21%) |
27% (19%-35%) |
0.014 |
Mf/mg skin Median (75-95 percentile) |
0 (0-3.5) | 0 (0.37-5.37) | 0.012 |
Nodule prevalence (%) (95% CI) |
19% (15%-23%) |
20% (13%-27%) |
0.776 |
Nodules/person Median (75-95 percentile) |
0 (0-2) | 0 (0-2) | 0.720 |
Mf prevalence in nodule+subjects (%) (95% CI) |
34% (23%-46%) |
54% (33%-74%) |
0.091 |
Mf/mg skin in nodule+subjects Median (75-95 percentile) |
0 (0.71-11.33) | 0 (4.00-64.53) | 0.032 |