Table 2.
Prevalence of malaria among the children.
| Cluster | SMC intervention | Number of children | Malaria prevalence (%)∗ | GMPD (parasite/µl) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruited | With malaria | ||||
| Bayo | No | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 2,099 |
| Biu | No | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | 51 |
| Chibok | No | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | 202 |
| Damboa | Yes | 20 | 4 | 20.0 | 355 |
| Gubio | No | 20 | 4 | 20.0 | 1,051 |
| Guzamala | Yes | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| Jere 1 | Yes | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| Jere 2 | Yes | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| Konduga-Auno | No | 20 | 3 | 15.0 | 3,471 |
| Konduga-Galtimari | No | 20 | 5 | 25.0 | 597 |
| Kukawa | Yes | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| Magumeri | No | 20 | 3 | 15.0 | 1,769 |
| Mafa | Yes | 20 | 4 | 20.0 | 2,554 |
| MMC 1 | Yes | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| MMC 2 | Yes | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| MMC 3 | Yes | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| Mobbar | Yes | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | 9,011 |
| Monguno | No | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| Nganzai | No | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| Kaga | No | 20 | 1 | 5.0 | 240 |
| Total | — | 399 | 41 | 10.3 | 1,119 |
GMPD: geometric mean parasite density. ∗p < 0.05. SMC: Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention.