Table 3.
Prevalence and intensity comparisons between study years in community wide treatment and school based treatment arms.
Study group | Years compared | Study arm | Individual arms compared | PR (95% CI) | P value | AMR (95% CI) | P value |
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9–12 years | 2012 vs. 2011 | CWT | 1, 2, 3 vs. 1, 2, 3 | 0.85 (0.80–0.90) | <0.001 | 0.90 (0.78–1.03) | 0.12 |
SBT | 4, 5 vs. 4, 5, 6 | 0.71 (0.66–0.78) | <0.001 | 0.46 (0.41–0.52) | < 0.001 | ||
2013 vs. 2011 | CWT | 1 vs. 1, 2, 3 | 0.77 (0.67–0.88) | <0.001 | 0.77 (0.62–0.94) | 0.01 | |
SBT | 4 vs. 4, 5, 6 | 0.56 (0.47–0.67) | <0.001 | 0.37 (0.27–0.51) | < 0.001 | ||
2013 vs. 2012 | CWT | 1 vs. 1, 2, 3 | 0.84 (0.76–0.93) | <0.001 | 0.77 (0.62–0.95) | 0.01 | |
SBT | 4 vs. 4, 5 | 0.88 (0.75–1.03) | 0.12 | 0.83 (0.57–1.22) | 0.35 | ||
First year students | 2013 vs. 2011 | CWT | 1 vs. 1, 2, 3 | 0.61 (0.47–0.79) | <0.001 | 0.60 (0.41–0.89) | 0.01 |
SBT | 4 vs. 4, 5, 6 | 0.65 (0.48–0.87) | 0.004 | 0.79 (0.34–1.82) | 0.58 | ||
Adults | 2013 vs. 2011 | CWT | 1 vs. 1, 2, 3 | 0.37 (0.28–0.47) | <0.001 | 0.42 (0.26–0.67) | <0.001 |
PR, prevalence ratio; AMR, arithmetic mean ratio; CI, confidence interval.