Table 1.
Pre-treatment
|
Post-treatment | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
MDA 1 | MDA 2 | Overall pre-treatment | MDA 2 (enrolled/treated at MDA1) | |
Number of samples | 124 | 40 | 164 | 50 |
Median age in years (IQR) | 5.3 (3.2–7.8) | 2.3 (1.2–5.1)** | 4.7 (2.3–7) | 4 (2.4–5.5) |
Median NIE-DBS ELISA result (IQR) | 0.04 (0.01–0.14) | 0.08 (0.08–0.18) | 0.05 (0.02–0.15) | 0.06 (0.01–0.14) |
NIE-DBS positive (above cut-off 0.21) (%) | 19 (15.3%) | 8 (20.0%) | 27 (16.5%) | 6 (12.0%) |
p = 0.0004.
MDA, mass drug administration; IQR, interquartile range.