Table 2.

Comparison of incidence (per thousands) of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in the intervention and control areas, Mashhad, Iran, June 2003 to June 2004.

Area	District	Bed net and curtain type	Population	Number with active lesion	Incidence 2004	Incidence 2002 (before intervention)
Intervention	Shaghayegh	IBs, ICs	580	2	6.9*	30.3†
	Honar	NIBs, NICs	569	11	30.6	36.2
Control	Vakilabad	-	699	18	28.6	29.8

^*P=0.025 vs. Vakilabad, P=0.028 vs. Honar;

^†P=0.015 vs. incidence in 2004