Table 6:
Month | IRS area | No-IRS area | P-Value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N* tested |
N positive |
% HBI* (95%CI) |
N tested |
N positive |
% HBI* (95%CI) |
||
June 16 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.169 |
July 16 | 46 | 29 | 63.04 | 266 | 212 | 79.70 | 0.015 |
August 16 | 18 | 16 | 88.89 | 670 | 593 | 88.51 | 0.960 |
September 16 | 66 | 58 | 87.88 | 205 | 186 | 90.73 | 0.502 |
October 16 | 17 | 12 | 70.59 | 42 | 41 | 97.62 | 0.002 |
November 16 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 | 14 | 10 | 71.43 | 0.206 |
Mean rate | 171 | 127 | 74.27 | 1199 | 1042 | 86.91 | 0.0001 |
N* = Number; HBI* = human blood index