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. 2019 May 7;188(12):2120–2130. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwz107

Table 3.

Impact of Targeted Indoor Residual Spraying With Pirimiphos-Methyl on Malaria Parasite Prevalence Within Targeted Areas, by Season (n = 2,446), Nchelenge District, Zambia, 2012–2017a

Participant Characteristic Season
Rainy Season Dry Season
PRR 95% CI P Value PRR 95% CI P Value
Post-IRS period (vs. pre-IRS period) 0.72 0.62, 0.84 <0.001 0.91 0.80, 1.05 0.2
Male sex 1.16 1.05, 1.29 0.004
Age <5 years 1.70 1.44, 2.01 <0.001 1.88 1.61, 2.20 <0.001
Age 5–16 years 2.12 1.84, 2.45 <0.001 2.32 2.02, 2.67 <0.001
Sleeping under a bed net 0.75 0.66, 0.86 <0.001 0.87 0.78, 0.97 0.01
HOH primary schooling only 1.16 1.01, 1.34 0.04 1.17 0.97, 1.29 0.1
No. of HHs within 500 m (per 100 HH) 0.92 0.89, 0.95 <0.001 0.95 0.92, 0.98 0.003
Elevation, m (per 10 m) 0.88 0.83, 0.93 <0.001 0.90 0.85, 0.95 <0.001
Distance from Lake Mweru, km 1.04 1.02, 1.07 0.001 0.95 0.91, 0.99 0.02
Distance from health clinics, km 1.07 1.02, 1.12 0.006
Distance from category 1 streams, km 0.85 0.72, 1.01 0.07
Lagged rainfall, mm (per 10 mm)b 1.24 1.06, 1.45 0.007
Lagged minimum temperature, °Cc 1.15 1.08, 1.22 <0.001
Lagged maximum temperature, °Cd 1.17 1.09, 1.17 <0.001
Lagged streamflow, m3/second (per 1,000 m3/second)e 0.90 0.83, 0.97 0.005

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HH, household; HOH, head of household; IRS, indoor residual spraying; PRR, prevalence rate ratio.

a Multivariate Poisson models using robust standard errors and with responses clustered by household using generalized estimating equations.

b Lag = 3–5 weeks.

c Lag = 2–5 weeks.

d Lag = 3–8 weeks.

e Lag = 4–6 weeks.