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. 2017 May;23(5):758–764. doi: 10.3201/eid2305.161315

Table 4. Incidence of malaria parasite infection in low– and high–insecticide resistance clusters by year, Kenya, 2013 and 2014*.

Insecticide resistance
No. children
No. malaria episodes
Total follow-up time, person-years
Incidence, infections/person-year (95% CI)

Unadjusted
Adjusted
RR (95% CI)
p value
RR (95% CI)
p value
2013
Low resistance 290 114 51.6 2.2 (1.8–2.7) 1.0 1.0
High resistance 311 116 59.2 2.0 (1.6–2.4) 0.9 (0.5–1.6) 0.70 0.9 (0.5–1.6) 0.68
Per 10% increase in
 mosquito mortality




1.0 (0.7–1.5)
0.99

1.0 (0.7–1.5)
0.98
2014
Low resistance 433 224 80.7 2.8 (2.4–3.2) 1.0 1.0
High resistance 460 222 80.9 2.7 (2.4–3.1) 1.0 (0.7–1.4) 0.96 0.8 (0.5–1.2) 0.33
Per 10% increase in
 mosquito mortality 1.0 (0.9–1.1) 0.90 1.1 (0.9–1.2) 0.24

*In 2013, low resistance was defined as mortality >88% and high resistance as mortality <88%. In 2014, low resistance was defined as mortality >67% and high resistance as mortality <67%. RR, rate ratio.