Table 2.
Incidence of Malaria in Boussé, Burkina Faso (2008–2009), Kati, Mali (2008–2009), and Navrongo, Ghana (2000–2004)
| First Author, Year, Reference | Location | All Participants |
Placebo Group |
Intervention Group |
No. of Malaria Episodes per Child |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence Ratea,b | 95% CI | Incidence Ratea,b | 95% CI | Incidence Ratea,b | 95% CI | Mean | Median | Range | Variance | ||
| Konate, 2011 (22) | Boussé, Burkina Faso | 617.2 | 586.7, 649.3 | 919.4 | 866.6, 975.4 | 324.2 | 293.9, 357.7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0–4 | 0.545 |
| Dicko, 2011 (23) | Kati, Mali | 482.1 | 454.7, 511.1 | 738.8 | 691.1, 789.9 | 226.6 | 200.9, 255.6 | 0.38 | 0 | 0–4 | 0.462 |
| Chandramohan, 2005 (24) | Navrongo, Ghana | 844.7 | 808.9, 882.1 | 986.1 | 931.9, 1,043.5 | 702.5 | 656.9, 751.3 | 0.83 | 1 | 0–7 | 0.98 |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
a Rate per 1,000 person-years.
b Analysis time was the time from enrollment until exit from follow-up, using time since enrollment as the timescale. Multiple episodes per child were included.