Table 5.
Statistical analysis of malaria incidence in the communities, before and after SIPT application.
| Community | Period | P. vivax incidence | ||||
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| n | Mean | SE | P | |||
| Vila Amazonas | Before | Jun/07 to May/09 | 145 | 6.042 | 1.015 | 0.0144 |
| After | Jun/09 to May/11 | 65 | 2.708 | 1.079 | ||
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| Cachoeira do Teotônio | Before | Aug/08 to Jul/10 | 292 | 12.170 | 1.528 | 0.0010 |
| After | Aug/10 to Jul/12 | 130 | 5.417 | 0.849 | ||
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| São Sebastião | Before | Jun/07 to May/09 | 145 | 6.042 | 0.663 | 0.1824 |
| After | Jun/09 to May/11 | 118 | 4.917 | 0.542 | ||
| Before | Ago/08 to Jul/10 | 145 | 6.042 | 0.674 | 0.1248 | |
| After | Aug/10 to Jul/12 | 120 | 5.000 | 0.819 | ||
Before: before SIPT application. After: after SIPT application. SE (standard error) and mean: Mann-Whitney test. P: P value. Wilcoxon rank test for pared data analysis. São Sebastião is a control community. No SIPT was applied.