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. 2017 Sep 6;2:81. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.12240.1

Table 5. Human biting rate (HBR, bites/person/month), sporozoite index (SI, positive/1000) and entomological inoculation rate (EIR, infective bites/person/month) for primary malaria vectors ( Anopheles minimus, An. maculatu s and An. dirus) by study village according to period before and after mass drug administration (MDA) intervention.

Before MDA After MDA All follow-up
n/N index 95%CI n/N index 95%CI n/N index 95%CI
A1-KNH Human.nights 200 850 1050
HBR 1615/6.67 * 242 [231-254] 7803/28.33 * 275 [269-282] 9418/35.00 * 269 [264-275]
Pf-SI 3/1574 1.9 [0.4-5.6] 1/7307 0.1 [0.004-0.8] 4/8881 0.5 [0.1-1.2]
Pf-EIR 0.46 [0.01-1.36] 0.04 [0.001-0.21] 0.12 [0.03-0.31]
A2-TOT Human.nights 150 900 1050
HBR 1776/5.00 * 355 [339-372] 22438/30.00 * 748 [738-758] 24214/35.00 * 692 [683-701]
Pf-SI 3/1729 1.7 [0.4-5.1] 3/20742 0.1 [0.03-0.4] 6/22471 0.3 [0.1-0.6]
Pf-EIR 0.61 [0.13-1.88] 0.10 [0.02-0.30] 0.17 [0.07-0.39]
B1-TPN Human.nights 600 400 1000
HBR 4500/20.00 * 225 [218-232] 1419/13.33 * 106 [101-112] 5919/33.33 * 178 [173-182]
Pf-SI 2/4265 0.5 [0.1-1.7] 1/1271 0.8 [0.02-4.4] 3/5536 0.5 [0.1-0.6]
Pf-EIR 0.12 [0.01-0.38] 0.08 [0.002-0.46] 0.11 [0.02-0.28]
B2-HKT Human.nights 670 350 1020
HBR 6771/22.33 * 302 [296-310] 3870/11.67 * 332 [321-342] 10641/34.00 * 312 [307-319]
Pf-SI 5/6632 0.8 [0.2-1.8] 0/3809 0 [0-1] 5/10441 0.5 [0.2-1.1]
Pf-EIR 0.21 [0.07-0.54] 0 [0-0.36] 0.14 [0.05-0.36]
4 villages Human.nights 1620 2500 4120
HBR 14662/54.00 * 272 [267-276] 35530/83.33 * 426 [422-431] 50192/137.33 * 365 [362-369]
Pf-SI 13/14200 0.9 [0.5-1.6] 5/33129 0.2 [0.05-0.4] 18/47329 0.4 [0.2-0.6]
Pf-EIR 0.25 [0.13-0.43] 0.06 [0.02-0.15] 0.14 [0.08-0.22]

‡ 1 to 2 surveys conducted during MDA intervention are included for each village

* n captured/N person.time exposed (human.months)

† n positive/N tested