Table 3.
Prevalence of MSP1 antibodies seropositivity in children who never received SMC and children that SMC for 1, 2 and 3 years
n | % | 95% CI | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | |||||
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OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | ||||
No SMC | 145 | 91.7 | 87.4–96.1 | Ref | – | – | Ref | – | – |
SMC 1Y | 225 | 83.0 | 78.5–87.5 | 0.43 | 0.24–0.84 | 0.013 | 0.47 | 0.24–0.92 | 0.028 |
SMC 2Y | 195 | 84.1 | 79.3–88.8 | 0.47 | 0.24–0.92 | 0.028 | 0.52 | 0.26–1.03 | 0.068 |
SMC 3Y | 202 | 87.4 | 83.1–91.8 | 0.62 | 0.31–1.24 | 0.18 | 0.71 | 0.35–1.43 | 0.34 |
SMC 1–3Y | 622 | 84.7 | 0.82–0.87 | 0.49 | 0.27–0.90 | 0.023 | 0.55 | 0.29–1.01 | 0.05 |
SMC 1Y received SMC for 1 year, SMC 2Y received SMC for 2 years, SMC 3Y received SMC for 3 years, SMC 1–3Y received SMC for 1, 2, or 3 years
aAdjusted for age, gender and malaria infection